First Comprehensive Review of USMCA Labor Cases Shows Tool Delivered Wins, but Structural Gaps Threaten Long-Term Success
September 25, 2025 – A new report by American Economic Liberties Project’s Rethink Trade finds that the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) established in the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) delivered concrete wins for tens of thousands of workers in its initial years, but that gains have diminished in recent years. Rethink Trade identifies improvements necessary for the RRM to continue to bolster workers’ rights across North America that can be made during the mandatory USMCA six-year review.
Ferguson’s FTC Lets Amazon Executives Off the Hook After Ripping Off Millions of Prime Customers, Avoids Re-Issuing Click-to-Cancel Rule
September 25, 2025 – Following news that the Federal Trade Commission has reached a $2.5 billion settlement with Amazon over its use of “dark patterns” to trick people into subscribing to Prime and creating a digital obstacle course to cancel, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
USDA Takes Heat off Big Ag by Ending Antitrust Collab with States
September 25, 2025 – Following news that the US Department of Agriculture has ended a Biden-era partnership with the attorneys general of 31 states and the District of Columbia to address antitrust violations in the grocery and meat processing industries, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Shaoul Sussman to Join Economic Liberties Board of Directors
September 24, 2025 – The American Economic Liberties Project today announced that Shaoul Sussman, who formerly served as Associate Director for Litigation in the Bureau of Competition at the Federal Trade Commission, will join the organization’s Board of Directors.
Break Up Ticketmaster Coalition Welcomes FTC Suit Against Monopoly’s Deceptive Pricing Tactics, Urges Admin to Move Forward With a Break Up
September 24, 2025 – Following a lawsuit filed last Thursday by the Federal Trade Commission and seven bipartisan state attorneys general against Live Nation-Ticketmaster’s use of deceptive pricing schemes and exploitative resale tactics, the Break Up Ticketmaster Coalition released the following statement.