Public Seminar: A Better Way to Do Corporate Giveaways
March 8, 2021 — Writing for Public Seminar, Economic Liberties’ State and Local Policy Director Pat Garofalo outlined why states should abandon corporate tax breaks for big corporations like Amazon.
Minnesota Reformer: Minnesota must curb anti-competitive tactics if it wants to be an innovation center
March 3, 2021 — Writing for the Minnesota Reformer, Economic Liberties’ State and Local Policy Director Pat Garofalo and Justin Stofferahn detailed why new legislation to curb Big Tech’s anti-competitive tactics in Minnesota is essential to breaking the power of monopolists.
Public Seminar: Nevada Gambles on a Tech Hub in the Desert
February 17, 2021 — In a feature piece for Public Seminar, Economic Liberties’ State and Local Policy Director Pat Garofalo exposed a new bill in Nevada, which would dangerously increase the power of corporations over communities.
Amazon is Coming to Town: A reporter’s guide to covering Amazon in your community – on deadline
January 15, 2021 — With Good Jobs First, we're sharing five suggestions for how reporters can cover Amazon with depth and reality – even if they’re on deadline.
Business Insider: California’s Prop 22 is going to screw over gig workers for years to come, and the terrible anti-labor could soon be coming to a state near you
December 14, 2020 — In an exclusive piece for Business Insider, Economic Liberties’ Director of State and Local Policy Pat Garafolo explained how corporate power hurts workers people and why federal agencies must act.
Close to Home: How the Power of Facebook and Google Affects Local Communities
August 31, 2020 — Authored by Pat Garofalo, "Close to Home" analyzes the ways Facebook and Google have harmed local businesses and destroyed local journalism, exposes the political strategies they use to extract subsidies from local communities, and details solutions – at both the federal and local level – to readjust the legal underpinning of this dangerous business model.