ICYMI: Tariffs Won’t Stop Fentanyl Smuggling, So What Is the Real Goal with New China, Mexico and Canada Tariffs?
March 3, 2025 -- In response to President Trump’s Monday statement that he will impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico and raise China tariffs to 20% and the White House’s Sunday night reversal of his February 1 Executive Order so as to again allow de minimis import shipments from Mexico and Canada to evade inspection and U.S. tariffs, Lori Wallach, Director of Rethink Trade, said:
Economic Liberties Applauds Massachusetts AG’s New Junk Fees Regulations
March 3, 2025 -- Following Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s announcement that the state will implement new regulations to ban the use of mandatory, deceptive “junk fees” across the economy by making clear that they are illegal under Massachusetts law, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Trump HHS and RFK Jr. Gut Public Input, Silencing Americans on Critical Health Policy Decisions
February 28, 2025 -- Following news that the Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has proposed a drastic rollback of public participation in its decision-making process, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement
Lowering Egg Prices Starts with Stopping Big Ag’s Monopoly Power and Anticompetitive Tactics, Not Corporate Subsidies
February 28, 2025 -- In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece this week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins outlined the Trump administration’s plan to address rising egg prices and shortages. Rather than tackling the root causes of high prices—corporate price gouging and industry consolidation—her plan consists of handing hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies to massive agribusinesses and cutting regulations that protect fair competition. In response, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement urging the administration to pursue real solutions outlined in a recent letter from Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and other members of Congress.
Trump CFPB Abandons Billions in Consumer Relief, Letting Predatory Corporations Off the Hook
February 27, 2025 -- The Trump administration's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has dismissed multiple enforcement lawsuits this week that sought to hold major financial institutions accountable for predatory practices, erasing billions in potential consumer relief. These cases, originally brought under former Director Rohit Chopra, targeted Capital One for deceptive interest charges, Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance for predatory lending, Rocket Homes for illegal kickbacks, and Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency for improper loan collections. In response, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.