Common Dreams: WHO Says Pandemic Has Killed 15 Million People—Nearly 3 Times More Than Reported
May 5, 2022 — Rethink Trade Director Lori Wallach discussed with Common Dreams why it is critical that the WTO get out of the way of global access to medicines that governments paid pharmaceutical firms billions to develop and distribute.
New York Times: American Importers Accuse Shipping Giants of Profiteering
May 4, 2022 — Economic Liberties’ Research Director Matt Stoller spoke with The New York Times about how deregulation and consolidation of container shipping firms has causing massive disruptions in our supply chains.
Washingtonian: Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People
May 3, 2022 — Economic Liberties’ Sarah Miller, Matt Stoller, and Lori Wallach were named to the Washingtonian’s list of most influential people in Washington, D.C.
Common Dreams: ‘Complete Garbage’: Campaigners Blast WTO Alternative to Covid Patent Waiver
May 3, 2022 — Rethink Trade Director Lori Wallach spoke with Common Dreams about the leaked WTO COVID vaccine text, explaining why it would fail to achieve President Biden’s mission of increasing access to vaccines to end the COVID crisis.
Financial Times: The failures of stakeholder capitalism
May 2, 2022 — In a column for Financial Times, Rana Foroohar laid out why stakeholder capitalists should focus on monopoly power and cited Economic Liberties’ Senior Fellow Denise Hearn’s new report on the issue.