Events & Virtual Talks

Past Event

Breaking the Power of Big Tech

September 1, 2020   2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

As the Antitrust Subcommittee prepares its final plan of action, 40 organizations hosted a conversation on September 1st at 2pm about why breaking up these dominant corporations is key to protecting workers, small businesses, communities, and democracy.

Past Event

A Tale of Two Bailouts feat. Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-Calif.), the Honorable Sarah Bloom Raskin & Professor Mehrsa Baradaran

June 19, 2020   1:00 pm - 2:15 pm

Economic Liberties hosted an event with Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA), the Honorable Sarah Bloom Raskin, former Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and Governor of the Federal Reserve Board, Mehrsa Baradaran, Professor at the University of California, Irvine, and more.

Past Event

Making Facebook & Google Safe for Democracy: A Discussion with Congresswoman Schakowsky (D-Ill.) on Section 230

June 10, 2020   11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Economic Liberties and The American Prospect hosted an event with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Karen Kornbluh of the German Marshall Fund, and Economic Liberties' Matt Stoller about changing Section 230 to make Facebook and Google safer for our democracy.

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Coronavirus & Concentrated Corporate Power: How We Got Here & Where We Need to Go

May 5, 2020   1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Economic Liberties' Executive Director Sarah Miller talked with Federal Trade Commissioner Rohit Chopra and Zephyr Teachout about concentrated corporate power, the Coronavirus crisis, and the bold structural reforms needed to build a fairer economy.

Past Event

Can Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses Survive COVID-19? A Conversation with Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD)

April 3, 2020   2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Economic Liberties, with the American Sustainable Business Council, hosted a briefing with Senator Ben Cardin, Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, on the day the Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program launched.