Anti-Monopoly Policies & Enforcement

September 20, 2022 — "How to Address the Air Travel Crisis: Eliminating the Airlines’ Legal Liability Shield" is a new piece of model legislation that is designed to eliminate the U.S. Department of Transportation’s status as sole regulator of the airline industry and would give citizens the right to sue airlines, prohibits “common ownership” of airlines from Wall Street investment groups, and expands enforcement to state AGs, courts, and legislators.

September 15, 2022 — September version of Economic Liberties' monthly newsletter covers the latest with the federal antitrust agencies — the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division — and big developments in competition policy more broadly.

September 9, 2022 — Fast Company republished Economic Liberties' Research Director Matt Stoller's BIG newsletter that digs in on the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA).

August 25, 2022 — In Fortune, Economic Liberties' Senior Fellow Denise Hearn made it clear that corporate break ups are common and explained how they can benefit consumers, workers, small businesses, and even investors.

August 23, 2022 — On the heels of a historic post-pandemic merger wave, and a recent joint Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice merger guideline rewriting initiative, the American Economic Liberties Project released “Why Merger Policy Matters,” highlighting why the movement underway to rethink merger policy is key to leveling the playing field for businesses, consumers, and working people.