Progressives Mobilize in Support of Direct Payments in COVID-19 Package
December 16, 2020 — As congressional leaders finalize a new COVID-19 relief package, the American Economic Liberties Project, the Action Center on Race & the Economy, Good Jobs First, the Insight Center for Community Economic Development, the Partnership For Working Families, and Public Citizen, issued the following joint statement in support of direct payments to working people and families.
New National Poll Finds Broad, Bipartisan Support for FTC’s Case Against Facebook
December 16, 2020— New polling released today by Data for Progress and Economic Liberties finds that a majority of likely voters support the Federal Trade Commission’s latest suit against Facebook for their anti-competitive practices, specifically their acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.
Economic Liberties Applauds Senator Baldwin’s EMPOWERS Act
December 11, 2020—Economic Liberties released the following statement in response to new legislation from U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) that would reverse a final rule from the U.S. Department of Labor to limit retirement plans from voting on corporate proxies and undermine workers’ voice in the public companies where they invest.
Facebook is Not Above the Law
Washington, D.C. — Economic Liberties released the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan group of 48 state and territorial attorneys general led by New York Attorney General Letitia James filed suit against Facebook, challenging Facebook’s unlawful and anticompetitive behavior, including its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.
Salesforce-Slack Mega-Merger is a Result of Microsoft’s Monopoly Abuse
December 1, 2020 — The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in response to reports that Salesforce plans to acquire Slack for $27.7 billion.