Factsheet: The FTC–For the First Time in Decades–Held Corporate America Accountable to Protect Small Businesses, Workers, and Consumers
July 13, 2022 (Updated January 2025) — The Federal Trade Commission, led by Chair Lina Khan, entered a new era of more effective, modern, and democratic enforcement to better protect consumers, workers, and independent businesses. Chair Khan revitalized the FTC’s critical enforcement role, promoting free and competitive markets where new entrants and small businesses can thrive by combatting unprecedented levels of economic concentration and fostering competition in pursuit of prosperity.
Laws Are Not Suggestions: How the CFPB Is Delivering for the American People
January 28 2025 — Under Director Rohit Chopra, the CFPB has held scammers like Wells Fargo accountable, returning billions of dollars of Americans’ hard-earned money to their bank accounts; fought back against Wall Street and Big Tech’s discriminatory and anti-competitive behavior; ensured violating the law can no longer be written off as just a “cost of doing business;” and restored financial freedom to millions of Americans held hostage by the credit reporting cartel.
Morgan’s Monopoly Digest – December 2024
December, 2024 — November version of Economic Liberties' monthly newsletter that covers the latest with the federal antitrust agencies — the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division — and other big developments in competition policy.
Predatory Pricing in Airlines: How Southwest Lowered Prices to Squeeze Out Competition in Hawaii
December 17, 2024 — In this report, Economic Liberties lays out the harms of predatory pricing in the airlines industry, exposing how Southwest’s aggressive below-cost pricing pushed Hawaiian Airlines to the brink, slashed their ability to compete, and consolidated the industry further to the detriment of the public interest.
Why Merge-to-Compete Arguments Are Contrary to the Letter and Spirit of Antitrust Laws and How Resulting Mergers Have Harmed the Public
December 11, 2024 — In this brief, Economic Liberties explains why the common "merge to compete" argument fails to hold up to reality--and legality under Supreme Court precedent.