October 16, 2023 — As the Biden administration works to revive industrial policy in the U.S., the American Economic Liberties Project today launched its new Industrial Policy Paper Series to address competition concerns that could undermine successful implementation of these critical new policies—starting with “Lessons From the Heat Pump Market: Why Market Structure Analysis Matters for Effective Industrial Policy Design and Implementation.”

October 11, 2023 — The Biden-Harris administration announced new actions today to rid the economy of junk fees and promote competition, including a proposed rule banning “hidden and bogus” fees across the economy from the Federal Trade Commission, new guidance from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop big banks from charging excessive fees for basic services, new data proving the millions in savings for consumers from junk fee crackdowns, along with momentum from the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to help agencies better develop and analyze regulations with competition in mind. In response, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.  

October 4, 2023 — In anticipation of a new policy change from the Justice Department, previewed earlier today by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, which would allow firms who commit crimes to get amnesty as long as they are acquired and then disclose wrongdoing within six months of the merger, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

September 28, 2023 — Last Friday, United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, along with the American Economic Liberties Project and more than 70 other organizations — an alliance of packinghouse workers, ranchers, farmers, consumers, and rural Americans — sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission urging them to block the harmful Kroger-Albertsons merger. 

September 26, 2023 — The Federal Trade Commission — along with 17 state attorneys general today filed a lawsuit against Amazon alleging that the company is an illegal monopoly that raises prices across the economy. In response, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.