Economic Liberties Applauds California’s New Statewide Ban on Algorithmic Price Fixing
October 7, 2025 – Following news that California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 325 (Aguiar-Curry), the Preventing Algorithmic Price Fixing Act — a bill that strengthens the state’s antitrust laws to fight collusive digital pricing algorithms that raise prices, reduce supply, and thwart small business independence — the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Months After Rocket-Redfin Merger, FTC Takes on Zillow and Redfin’s Anticompetitive Behavior
October 1, 2025 – Following a recent suit from the Federal Trade Commission against Zillow and Redfin over their $100 million agreement to eliminate competition in the nationwide rental internet listing service market, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties’ William J. McGee to Testify Before Senate Judiciary on Airline Consolidation Crisis
September 30, 2025 – This afternoon at 2:30pm EST, William J. McGee, Senior Fellow for Aviation and Travel at the American Economic Liberties Project, will testify in the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights for a hearing on “Examining Competition in America’s Skies.” The hearing will examine how decades of airline consolidation and lax antitrust enforcement have harmed passengers, workers, and communities across the country — and what Congress can do to reinvigorate competition.
First Comprehensive Review of USMCA Labor Cases Shows Tool Delivered Wins, but Structural Gaps Threaten Long-Term Success
September 25, 2025 – A new report by American Economic Liberties Project’s Rethink Trade finds that the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) established in the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) delivered concrete wins for tens of thousands of workers in its initial years, but that gains have diminished in recent years. Rethink Trade identifies improvements necessary for the RRM to continue to bolster workers’ rights across North America that can be made during the mandatory USMCA six-year review.
USDA Takes Heat off Big Ag by Ending Antitrust Collab with States
September 25, 2025 – Following news that the US Department of Agriculture has ended a Biden-era partnership with the attorneys general of 31 states and the District of Columbia to address antitrust violations in the grocery and meat processing industries, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.