Washington Post: The Technology 202: Amazon’s new CEO will inherit major political headaches
February 3, 2021 — The Washington Post featured commentary from Economic Liberties’ Executive Director Sarah Miller on Jeff Bezos’ decision to step down as Amazon CEO and why policymakers must still act to break up the monopoly.
BBC World News: Bezos Steps Down
February 3, 2021 — Economic Liberties’ Executive Director Sarah Miller joined BBC World News to discuss Jeff Bezos decision to step down as CEO and how Congress and the public are waking up to Amazon’s monopoly power.
Economic Liberties Explains Why Policymakers Must Ban Targeted Advertising
February 3, 2021 — As the Biden administration and Congress consider policy responses to the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, Economic Liberties released “How To Prevent the Next Social Media-Driven Attack On Democracy—and Avoid a Big Tech Censorship Regime,” a new policy brief that explains why confronting the gatekeeping power and corrupt profit motive of social media platforms is key to addressing online extremism.
NPR 1A: What’s Got Wall Street So Worried? And When Will Main Street Come Back?
January 30, 2021 — Economic Liberties’ Research Director Matt Stoller joined NPR’s 1A to discuss how financial institutions with risky business models take advantage of financial crises and encourage market manipulation and fraud.
Key Senate Committees Should Reject Antitrust Enforcement Nominees with Ties to Big Tech
January 27, 2021 — Economic Liberties, Public Citizen and 22 other groups sent a letter to U.S. Sens. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), urging the committee to reject Big Tech executives, lobbyists, lawyers, and consultants who are nominated for senior antitrust enforcement roles in the Biden administration.