Confronting America’s Concentration Crisis: A Ledger of Harms and Framework for Advancing Economic Liberty for All
August 6, 2020 — Economic Liberties' “Ledger of Harms" compiles research showing the range of ways concentrated corporate power harms families and society and an agenda for breaking this dangerous power.
20+ Groups Commend Antitrust Subcommittee, Outline Next Steps for Curbing Big Tech’s Power
August 6, 2020 —Economic Liberties and 20+ partners sent a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler and Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David Cicilline, urging them to recommend structural separations and bright line rules to rein in big tech.
The Atlantic: Boycotts Can’t Be a Test of Moral Purity
August 3, 2020 — Zephyr Teachout, a member of Economic Liberties’ Steering Committee, explained in The Atlantic why consumer boycotts have little impact on corporate monopolies and why political engagement must be central to the movement to break their power.
In These Times: Workers Blow the Whistle on Mass Death
August 3, 2020 — In an exclusive piece for In These Times, Economic Liberties’ Senior Fellow Moe Tkacik showed how private equity firms like Blackstone are taking over healthcare at the expense of patients and providers.
The Guardian: Congress forced Silicon Valley to answer for its misdeeds. It was a glorious sight
July 30, 2020 — In an op-ed for The Guardian, Economic Liberties’ Research Director Matt Stoller analyzed the House Antitrust Subcommittee’s big tech hearing, explaining why the stunning illustration of Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google’s misdeeds marks a critical moment in the revival of the American antitrust movement
Understanding Amazon: Making the 21st-Century Gatekeeper Safe for Democracy
July 24, 2020 —“Understanding Amazon: Making the 21st-Century Gatekeeper Safe for Democracy" describes Amazon’s key lines of businesses, demystifies its unfair and abusive behavior, summarizes some of its most pernicious effects, and offers legislative and regulatory proposals to address Amazon’s interlocking harms.