DOJ Must Block Court-Declared Monopolist Google’s $32 Billion Power Grab for Wiz
March 18, 2025 – In response to news that Google is acquiring world’s largest cybersecurity unicorn Wiz for $32 billion—the most expensive acquisition by far in the serially-acquisitive company’s history—along with reporting that Google will have to pay a termination fee of $3.2 billion if the deal doesn’t go through, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Applauds WA Senate For Advancing a Ban on Algorithmic Rent-Fixing in Housing Market
March 14, 2025 – Following news that the Washington State Senate has advanced SB5469, a bill designed to ban algorithmic rent fixing and noncompete agreements in the rental housing market—sponsored by Sen. Jesse Saloman and passed with a 29-19 vote—the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Welcomes New York Senate’s Attention to Utility Rate Reform, Urges Improvements
March 12, 2025 – Following the release of the New York State Senate’s new one-house budget proposal, which includes efforts to rein in excessive utility rates of return (ROR) that lead to higher energy prices, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement urging key improvements in the bill.
326 Pharmacies Have Closed Since Elon Musk Tanked PBM Reform
March 10, 2025 – The American Economic Liberties Project today released new research showing that at least 326 U.S. pharmacies have closed since Dec. 19, 2024, when Congress abandoned bipartisan, bicameral PBM reforms as part of a stopgap spending bill.
DOJ Commits to Breaking Up Google in Final Search Case Remedies, Revealing Antitrust is Here to Stay
March 7, 2025 – Following the release of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division’s Proposed Final Judgment (PFJ) filings on remedies for the Google search case, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.