Forge Organizing: Organizing Strategies to Fight Corporate Power

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December 8, 2020 — In Forge Organizing, Economic Liberties’ Senior Advisor Morgan Harper outlined the tools for reigning in concentrated corporate power and explained why they are essential to establishing economic opportunity.

Foreign Affairs: Monopoly Versus Democracy

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December 8, 2020 — Economic Liberties’ Steering Committee member Zephyr Teachout outlined in Foreign Affairs an agenda for tackling the new Gilded Age and breaking the dangerous political and economic power hoarded by corporate monopolies.

The New Money Trust: How Large Money Managers Control Our Economy and What We Can Do About It

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November 24, 2020 - Authored by Senior Fellow Graham Steele,"New Money Trust" details the growing dominance of the Big Three asset management funds – BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street – and illustrates the concerning implications of their power, which include more anticompetitive behavior, more systemic risk, and distorted corporate governance.

The Guardian: A US antitrust suit might break up Google. Good – it’s the Standard Oil of our day

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October 21, 2020 — The morning after the Department of Justice filed its historic antitrust case against Google, Economic Liberties’ Executive Director Sarah Miller broke down the case, explaining its importance and what comes next.

Biden Administration Must Be Diverse and Independent From Corporate Interests, 35+ Groups Say

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October 20, 2020 — Today, 38 national organizations sent a letter to the Biden campaign urging them to establish hiring criteria that will strengthen the diversity and effectiveness of the federal workforce and ensure presidential appointees are independent from Wall Street and corporate monopolies.