Amazon Staff Lose Hazard Pay—and Lives—as Bezos Cashes In
May 15, 2020 – Economic Liberties Policy Analyst Olivia Webb talked to the Daily Beast about Amazon’s growing monopoly power and what its dangerous dominance means for workers and the communities they support.
Apple and Google are building a virus-tracking system. Health officials say it will be practically useless
May 15, 2020 – Economic Liberties’ Research Director Matt Stoller talked with the Washington Post about Apple and Google’s efforts to collect COVID-19 data, and why the public ought to be wary of big corporations’ control over essential software.
Facebook Buys GIF Website Giphy to Integrate With Instagram
May 15, 2020 – The New York Times featured Economic Liberties Executive Director Sarah Miller’s response to Facebook’s acquisition of Giphy, including her call for antitrust enforcers to block the merger and investigate Google for anti-competitive behavior.
Economic Liberties Outlines Progressive Reforms for Next COVID-19 Relief Package
May 13, 2020 - After House Democrats introduced the HEROES Act, the American Economic Liberties Project today released “What Progressives Must Demand in a COVID-19 Relief Package,” a new policy quick take on corporate power that explains what the HEROES Act gets wrong and what Congress must do to revise the misguided proposal.
Progressive Demands Get Shelved In House Democrats’ COVID-19 Relief Bill
May 13, 2020 - Economic Liberties’ Executive Director Sarah Miller talked with HuffPost about serious problems with the HEROES Act, which will encourage further corporate concentration.