Amazon’s Corporate Strategy is Monopolization & Abuse
December 22, 2020 — Economic Liberties released the following statement in response to reporting from The Wall Street Journal, which revealed Amazon, sometimes under the direction of CEO Jeff Bezos, enlisted hundred-person teams to copy and crush specific competitors in e-commerce.
New Jersey Should Say No to a Massive Corporate Giveaway
December 18, 2020 — Economic Liberties released the following statement ahead of New Jersey’s Assembly Appropriations Committee’s hearing on new corporate tax incentive legislation, the New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020.
Third Antitrust Suit Against Google is a Victory for Small Businesses, Communities, & Consumers
December 17, 2020 — Economic Liberties released the following statement after a bipartisan group of 38 state and territorial attorneys general led by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson filed suit against Google, targeting its dominance of online search.
New State AG Antitrust Suit Takes Aim at the Heart of Google’s Evil Empire
December 16, 2020— Economic Liberties released the following statement after 10 state attorneys general filed suit against Google, targeting its monopolization of digital advertising markets, its collusion with Facebook to fix prices for digital ads, and its engagement in a panoply of anti-competitive practices to foreclose competition.
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.