Reacting to the McConnell Collapse: People and Rent Now, Corporations Later
March 23, 2020 - On Sunday, Mitch McConnell put forward a large multi-trillion dollar bill to take advantage of the Coronavirus crisis. It was a grab-bag of pro-corporate, non-urgent priorities that do not belong in a direct response.
Congress Must Prevent Pandemic Profiteers
March 19, 2020 - Economic Liberties released the following statement encouraging Congress to halt the Federal Trade Commission's automatic approval of mergers and acquisitions after a 30-day notification period expires.
Senator Klobuchar’s Monopoly Bill Won’t Work
March 11, 2020 - Economic Liberties released the following statement after Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today introduced the Anticompetitive Exclusionary Conduct Prevention Act.
End Google’s Gmail Extortion Scheme
February 26, 2020 - An explosive investigation by The Markup revealed that Google is using their monopoly power over people’s inboxes to throttle emails from non-profit groups, campaigns, and even sitting members of Congress in order to force them to buy more ads.
Economic Liberties Decries Trump Embrace of Corporate Monopolies
February 20, 2020 - Economic Liberties slammed the Trump administration’s sham economic analysis that embraces corporate monopolies over consumers and businesses.