DOJ Antitrust Division Prevents Shipping Container Merger That Spelled Supply Chain Disaster
March 29, 2022 – The American Economic Liberties Project released a statement in response to Cargotec and Konecranes abandoning their merger plans one day after the U.S. Justice Department Antitrust Division threatened a lawsuit.
Vox: America’s inflation problem, explained to the extent it is possible
March 28, 2022 — Vox cited Economic Liberties’ Research Director Matt Stoller macro-analysis on recent price hikes, which found that rising corporate profit margins account for nearly two-thirds of inflation.
The Investigative Post: Taxpayer hit on Bills stadium tops $1 billion
March 28, 2022 — Economic Liberties’ Director of State and Local Policy Pat Garofalo sat down with The Investigative Post to explain why the largest stadium subsidy in American history for the Buffalo Bills is a waste of taxpayer money.
The Ending Corporate Greed Act is Key in Lowering Corporate Incentives to Price-Gouge
March 25, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project released a statement in response to the introduction of the Ending Corporate Greed Act.
Common Dreams: Sanders Intros Revival of 95% Windfall Profits Tax From WWII to Curb Corporate Greed
March 25, 2022 — In Common Dreams, Economic Liberties applauded Sens. Sanders and Markey’s Ending Corporate Greed Act, which would impose a tax on windfall corporate profits.