The Guardian: ‘What am I going to do?’: soaring prices fuel calls for US government to step in
April 30, 2022 — Economic Liberties’ Senior Policy Analyst Krista Brown spoke with The Guardian about the legislative changes needed to reinvigorate price fixing laws and empower enforcers to go after the corporations that are price gouging consumers.
Breaking Up Big Tech, Not a Disinformation Board, Is the Answer
April 29, 2022 – The American Economic Liberties Project released a statement in response to news that the Biden administration has established a ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ within the Department of Homeland Security.
The Guardian: Revealed: top US corporations raising prices on Americans even as profits surge
April 27, 2022 — Economic Liberties’ Senior Policy Analyst Krista Brown shaped The Guardian’s new reporting on inflation, explaining how large corporations are using the narrative of inflation as an excuse to raise prices and rake in record-breaking profits.
Bloomberg: Google Strives for a Comeback in D.C.’s High-Stakes Popularity Contest
April 27, 2022 — Economic Liberties’ Executive Director Sarah Miller spoke with Bloomberg about Google’s “war position” against the tech bills in Congress and the various competition lawsuits now challenging the behemoth’s extreme power.
Economic Liberties & Balanced Economy Project Release “Stakeholder Capitalism’s Next Frontier: Pro- or Anti-Monopoly?”
April 27, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project and the Balanced Economy Project jointly released “Stakeholder Capitalism’s Next Frontier: Pro- or Anti-Monopoly?”. Authored by Denise Hearn and Michelle Meagher, the paper provides a detailed examination of the growing stakeholder capitalism movement and argues that its failure to embrace anti-monopoly principles is undermining its own objectives.