POLITICO Global Insider: Trade baby steps
May 6, 2022 — Rethink Trade Director Lori Wallach spoke with POLITICO Global Insider about the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and why it is a “test run” for future trade agreements that don’t simply exchange market access for better standards.
Breaking Up Big Tech, Not a Disinformation Board, Is the Answer
April 29, 2022 – The American Economic Liberties Project released a statement in response to news that the Biden administration has established a ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ within the Department of Homeland Security.
Economic Liberties & Balanced Economy Project Release “Stakeholder Capitalism’s Next Frontier: Pro- or Anti-Monopoly?”
April 27, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project and the Balanced Economy Project jointly released “Stakeholder Capitalism’s Next Frontier: Pro- or Anti-Monopoly?”. Authored by Denise Hearn and Michelle Meagher, the paper provides a detailed examination of the growing stakeholder capitalism movement and argues that its failure to embrace anti-monopoly principles is undermining its own objectives.
Economic Liberties Applauds the DOJ’s Antitrust Division for Prosecuting White Collar Criminal Conspiracies
April 19, 2022 — Over the past two weeks, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division concluded three trials alleging illegal market allocation, wage fixing, and price fixing agreements, albeit with a mixed record. Today, the American Economic Liberties Project is applauding the Division for indicting corporations and their executives for non-poaching agreements and wage-fixing, which are novel but proper interpretations of the Sherman Act.
Oklahoma Shows Why It’s Time to Ban Secret Deals
April 19, 2022 — The Oklahoma state legislature is advancing a massive incentive package at the request of Gov. Kevin Stitt, which would provide tax breaks to an as-of-yet unnamed corporation. Stitt admitted publicly to signing a non-disclosure agreement which prevents him from divulging the corporation’s identity or how many jobs it has said it will create for Oklahoma workers.