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The Lever: Out Of The ER, Into The Street

Healthcare

April 19, 2022 — Economic Liberties’ Senior Fellow Moe Tkacik detailed why emergency physicians are enraged by Wall Street’s takeover of their profession, and how they are rising up and speaking out.

ProMarket: Inflation, Corporate Power, and the Forgotten New Deal

Anti-Monopoly Policies & Enforcement

April 13, 2022 — Economic Liberties’ Research Manager and Editor Erik Peinert wrote a piece for ProMarket detailing the ways that the Biden administration can take on inflation and the economic disruptions of supply, employment, and output plaguing the U.S.

The New Republic: Democrats Need to Call Out the Corporations That Stalled Build Back Better

Independent Business & Entrepreneurship

April 11, 2022 — In an essay for The New Republic, Economic Liberties’ Executive Director Sarah Miller details why President Biden must embrace a sustained battle against corporate power and rally his party around a working-class and small business agenda.

How Policymakers Can Stop Monopoly Price Hikes

Anti-Monopoly Policies & Enforcement

April 8, 2022 — With mounting evidence that corporate power is a key contributing factor to record-high inflation, Economic Liberties today released model legislation designed to stop large corporations from illegally colluding to raise prices or keep wages down.

The Dirtiest Dozen: New York’s Worst Economic Development Deals

State and Local Policy

March 23, 2022 — "The Dirtiest Dozen," a paper written in partnership with Hedge Clippers, Little Sis, Public Accountability Initiative, New York Communities for Change, New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness, Strong Economy for All, and the Invest in Our New York coalition, catalogs 12 of New York state’s worst economic development deals.

Chicago Tribune: Pat Garofalo: Companies such as Amazon should stop demanding NDAs

State and Local Policy

February 10, 2022 — For the Chicago Tribune, Economic Liberties’ Director of State & Local Policy Pat Garofalo details the harms posed by the use of NDAs in economic development deals. Garofalo also urges Illinois lawmakers to ban the NDAs by passing the Honesty in Economic Development Act.