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Economic Liberties Investigation Reveals Big Tech’s Ploy to Internationally Preempt Top Congressional, White House Privacy, Anti-Monopoly and Algorithmic Transparency Initiatives by Inserting “Digital Trade” Rules into Biden Agreements

March 15, 2023 — In a new report, “International Preemption by “Trade” Agreement: Big Tech’s Ploy to Undermine Privacy, AI Accountability, and Anti-Monopoly Policies,” the American Economic Liberties Project’s Rethink Trade program reveals how leading U.S. congressional and White House initiatives would be undermined by the specific trade-pact provisions that industry lobbyists are trying to rig into the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) negotiations underway today in Bali as well as talks linked to the World Trade Organization and with Latin American and other countries.

Economic Liberties Board of Directors Names Faiz Shakir Interim Executive Director and Nidhi Hegde Managing Director

March 15, 2023 — The American Economic Liberties Project’s Board of Directors today announced that Faiz Shakir has been named Economic Liberties’ Interim Executive Director. The Board also announced that Economic Liberties’ Nidhi Hegde has been promoted to Managing Director.

STB Fails to Protect Local Communities, Workers, and Our Supply Chain

March 15, 2023 — In response to news that the Surface Transportation Board has approved a merger between two of the largest railroads, Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

Novo Nordisk Cuts Insulin Prices Thanks to Pressure From FTC, Biden Admin, and Patient Advocates

March 14, 2023 — Following policy pressure from the FTC, others in the Biden administrations, and patient advocates, along with similar actions from peer company Eli Lilly, insulin producer Novo Nordisk today announced they would cut the price of their diabetes treatment up to 75%. In response, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

A Silicon Valley Bank Bailout is Not Necessary

March 12, 2023 — Amid reports that officials at the Treasury Department, Federal Reserve, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation are considering bailing out Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) depositors if the FDIC is unable to sell SVB to another, healthy financial institution, the American Economic Liberties Project’s Research Director, Matt Stoller, issued the following statement.