Economic Liberties Denounces DOJ Approval of Paramount-Warner Brothers Mega-Merger
June 12, 2026 —In response to the Justice Department’s closing today of the Antitrust Division’s investigation of the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros, which clears the way for the mega deal, released the following statement:
NY’s Surveillance Pricing Bill Is a Step in the Right Direction But Gov. Hochul Must Act
June 5, 2026 — Last night, the New York State Legislature passed The One Fair Price Act, critical legislation pushed by Attorney General Letitia James to stop surveillance pricing and ban corporations from using personal data to set individualized prices. In response, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement applauding the passage of the bill flagging a major and necessary provision that was removed before passage:
The American Economic Liberties Project and Groundwork Collaborative released The Cost of Corruption: Americans Are Paying the Price for Trump’s Corruption
June 3, 2026 — The American Economic Liberties Project and Groundwork Collaborative released The Cost of Corruption: Americans Foot the Bill for Trump's Corruption today, a joint fact sheet documenting how the Trump administration's self-dealing is raising costs for everyday Americans.
CoStar’s Acquisition of Zonda Renews Housing Supply Concerns
June 3, 2026 — Amidst widespread outrage and intense debate over rising housing costs, CoStar Group — the commercial real estate giant behind Apartments.com, Homes.com, and other sales platforms — announced its acquisition of homebuilding data and analytics firm Zonda, further concentrating ownership of real estate data under a single company. In response, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement:
Gov. Polis’s Surveillance Pricing Veto Aligns with Big Tech, Leaving Colorado Families Unprotected Against Invasive Big Data Creep
June 3, 2026 — In response to news that Colorado Gov. Jared Polis vetoed what would have been the country’s first true surveillance pricing bill the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement: