Economic Liberties Releases Policy Toolkit Series for State & Local Leaders to Crack Down on Corporate Power
September 13, 2022 — With momentum growing at the state and local level to address the corporate power crushing local economies and democracies, the American Economic Liberties Project today released a set of three aggressive policy toolkits for state and local lawmakers seeking to tackle the harms of Big Tech firms, lax antitrust laws, and the corporate subsidy machine.
Reuters: U.S., Indo-Pacific countries launch new-generation trade talks shunning tariff cuts
September 8, 2022 — As the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework negotiations began, Rethink Trade Director Lori Wallach shared her thoughts on the negotiations with Reuters.
PRISM: New York community worries about impact of new Amazon distribution center
August 31, 2022 — Economic Liberties' Director of State & Local Policy Pat Garofalo discussed Amazon's New York expansion and how it will harm Niagara County with PRISM Reports.
Reuters: U.S. must do more to block harmful airline mergers, anti-monopoly group says
September 7, 2022 — In an exclusive piece, Reuters covered a letter Economic Liberties sent to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging him to exercise his full authority to deliver much-needed relief to air travelers and bring the USDOT in line with the rest of President Biden’s robust competition policy agenda.
Rep. Porter’s Competitive Prices Act Will Make Sure Corporate Crime Doesn’t Pay
September 7, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in support of Congresswoman Katie Porter’s Competitive Prices Act, new legislation to address tacit and explicit forms of price and wage-fixing collusion.