Economic Liberties’ Statement on Adam Candeub’s Nomination Hearing to Lead DOJ Antitrust Division
August 5, 2026 — Following today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Adam Candeub's nomination to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement from Phillip Berenbroick, Senior Strategist for Policy and Advocacy:
Gemini’s Rapid Rise Proves Google Antitrust Remedies Must Be Strengthened, Economic Liberties Tells D.C. Circuit
August 5, 2026 — The American Economic Liberties Project filed an amicus brief this week calling on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to strengthen the remedies imposed in the government’s landmark monopolization case against Google and direct the district court to ban Google from paying distributors like Apple and Samsung for default positions on their devices.
Trump Administration Promised a Manufacturing Revival in 2026. Just Released First-Half Data Show It Isn’t Happening
August 4, 2026 — U.S. industrial employment down 75,000 since Trump’s return, manufactured goods trade deficit bigger than pre-Trump as overall deficit narrowed mainly because of more silver, gold, LNG commodity exports. Shipments of U.S.-made goods only bright spot
Ellison Says the Paramount-Warner Deal Isn’t About Market Share. The Numbers Say Otherwise.
August 4, 2026 — In a New York Times op-ed published today, Paramount CEO David Ellison argues that the antitrust suits against his company’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery aren’t really about market share, they’re about his politics and whether he can be trusted with CNN. Read the complaints and it’s clear that isn’t what’s at issue.
Economic Liberties: Ruling on Atlantic City Casino Pricing Algorithm is a Warning Shot Against Market-Rigging Tech
July 29, 2026 — Today, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court dismissal and revived a landmark antitrust case alleging that Atlantic City casino-hotels and pricing software company Cendyn used an algorithmic pricing program called “Rainmaker” to coordinate room prices and inflate costs for consumers. In response, Economic liberties released the following statement: