As July 1 USMCA Review Looms, Rethink Trade Calls for Major Improvements Necessary to Justify Any Extension; Report Shows Pact’s Outcomes Are Opposite of Trump’s Rosy Promises
June 30, 2026 — On July 1, USTR Jamieson Greer meets with Mexican and Canadian trade ministers for a mandatory 6-year USMCA review. If they do not agree to the 16-year extension of the deal set forth in the text, which is not expected, the three must meet by July 1 annually for the next ten years. Already negotiations to modify USMCA have started with Mexico. On July 1, 2036 USMCA sunsets unless the countries have agreed to extend some version of it. Lori Wallach, director of the American Economic Liberty Project’s Rethink Trade said:
NextEra-Dominion Merger Designed to Cash In on Broken Utility Regulation, New Economic Liberties Analysis Finds
June 29, 2026 — As NextEra Energy pursues its $67 billion proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy, the American Economic Liberties Project released a new analysis arguing that Americans are being sold a massive utility monopoly on the promise of AI demand that may never materialize. The deal would create what the companies describe as the largest utility in the nation, with 10 million customer accounts and 110 gigawatts of generation, locking customers who have no ability to switch providers into decades of guaranteed-return spending on infrastructure that may not be needed.
Economic Liberties Urges Mamdani, NYC Public Schools to Place Moratorium On Classroom AI
June 26, 2026 — Following a New York City Council committee joint hearing on tech in New York City Public Schools (NYCPS), during which Council Member Eric Dinowitz introduced two separate measures to require annual reporting on AI tools approved for use in schools and quarterly reporting on data breaches, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement:
AELP Applauds Signing of Illinois Junk Fee Ban
June 26, 2026 —In response to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s signing of the Junk Fee Ban Act, which was championed by State Senator Omar Aquino and State Representative Bob Morgan, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement:
BREAK UP BIG MEDICINE: Launch of National Coalition to End Corporate Control of Health Care
June 25, 2026 — The American Economic Liberties Project is joining clinicians, patients, workers, advocates, and policy organizations from across the country for the launch of the Break Up Big Medicine Coalition. The bipartisan group, with over 20 members, is united in dismantling the conglomerates that drive costs up, quality down, and independent providers out of business.