Common Dreams: ‘All of Us Are Paying the Price’ as Corporate Profits Surge to Record-High $2 Trillion
August 26, 2022 — Economic Liberties' Executive Director Sarah Miller shared her thoughts with Common Dreams on recently released federal data that showed that nonfinancial corporate profits in the U.S. surged to an all-time record of $2 trillion in the second quarter of 2022.
The JCPA Would Allow Minority-Owned Media to Negotiate with Big Tech Platforms for Fair Compensation
August 26, 2022 — With the release of an updated version of the bipartisan Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) earlier this week, the American Economic Liberties Project is today rereleasing a joint report with Media Justice and News Media Alliance, “Minority-Owned Media and the Digital Duopoly.”
Market Power is Key Driver of Soaring Corporate Profit Margins and Prices
August 25, 2022 — Following reports that U.S. corporations are seeing their profit margins soar to the highest level in over 70 years, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Cleveland.com: What does an airline owe you when they cancel or delay your flight? New DOT dashboard may provide some answers
August 25, 2022 — Economic Liberties' Senior Fellow for Aviation & Travel Bill McGee discussed the Department of Transportation's new online dashboard of airline policies and why it's not a solution to the airline crisis at hand.
How Antitrust Regulators Can Turn the Tide On Corporate Merger Tsunami
August 24, 2022 — On the heels of a historic post-pandemic merger wave, and a recent joint Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice merger guideline rewriting initiative, the American Economic Liberties Project released a new report today, “Why Merger Policy Matters,” highlighting why the movement underway to rethink merger policy is key to leveling the playing field for businesses, consumers, and working people.