A Kroger-Albertsons Merger Is a Bad Deal for Consumers, Workers, and Communities
October 13, 2022 – In response to news that two of the top national grocery store chains, Kroger and Albertsons, are rumored to be in merger talks, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
FTC & DOJ Must Step in to Stop Dominant Middlemen Ripping off Independent Restaurants
October 6, 2022 – The American Economic Liberties Project today sent a letter, cosigned by American Sustainable Business Network, Farm Action, Independent Restaurant Coalition, and Protect Our Restaurants, to the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice urging them to crack down on dominant broadliner corporations that use their middleman control over food distribution to price gouge local restaurants in a time of crisis for the industry.
ICYMI: SCOTUS Considers Crucial Section 230 Case That Could Rollback Big Tech’s Immunity
October 3, 2022 – The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court announced it plans to hear arguments in Gonzalez v. Google LLC, a case focused on Section 230 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 that may determine whether Big Tech firms can be held liable for content they monetize on their platforms.
In Key Triumph Over Monopoly Power, House Passes Strongest Antitrust Law In Decades
September 27, 2022 – After a landmark 242-184 vote in the House of Representatives to approve the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Big Tech Loses Skirmish in Its Bid to Sabotage Antitrust Enforcers
September 28, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement after the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 overcame an important procedural vote today in the House of Representatives.