2024 Anti-Monopoly Sparks Momentum and Celebrates Wins in Fight Against Corporate Power
May 21, 2024 — Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Chris Murphy and other leading lights of the anti-monopoly movement concluded a jam-packed day of keynote speeches, conversations, and interactive panels at the 2024 Anti-Monopoly Summit with rousing calls to action, demanding we build an economy that benefits working families and small businessowners over large corporations.
2024 Anti-Monopoly Summit Showcases Federal and State Officials Unafraid to Stand Up to Corporate Power
May 21, 2024 — Regulators and enforcers kicked-off of the American Economic Liberties Project's 2024 Anti-Monopoly Summit with speeches on how they’re fighting corporate power across the economy and delivering victories for working families across food, healthcare, housing, and more.
House Democrats Call Out Oil Price Fixing Conspiracy Exposed by FTC, Press for Criminal Charges
May 15, 2024 — At a House Appropriations Committee hearing today on the Federal Trade Commission’s FY 2025 budget, a series of Democratic lawmakers drew attention to a massive oil price fixing conspiracy recently exposed by the agency. Economic Liberties recently released a talking points memo with takeaways from the scandal and explaining how blatant corporate collusion drove up prices across the economy.
Jim Cramer is Obsessed With Complaining About FTC Chair Khan, New Economic Liberties Tracker Reveals
May 13, 2024 — Ever since Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan took office, CNBC anchor Jim Cramer has been fixated on insulting and disparaging her enforcement record on live TV, as revealed by new American Economic Liberties Project tracker called “Jim Cramer’s Lina Khan Obsession.”
Economic Liberties Applauds Illinois House Passage of Junk Fee Ban
April 18, 2024 — In response to news that the Illinois House of Representatives has passed a bill to ban junk fees (HB 4629), the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.