WBUR – On Point: What Ticketmaster’s Taylor Swift debacle reveals about the music industry’s monopoly problem
November 22, 2022 — Economic Liberties' Senior Policy Analyst Krista Brown joined WBUR's On Point podcast to talk all things Ticketmaster.
Vox: How disappointed Taylor Swift fans explain Ticketmaster’s monopoly
November 22, 2022 — Economic Liberties' Senior Policy Analyst Krista Brown explained to Vox how a 2010 merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation is the root cause of the Taylor Swift pre-sale fiasco — and why unwinding the deal is critical.
POLITICO Pulse: The infighting in the anti-abortion movement
November 22, 2022 — POLITICO Pulse covered the release of a new letter from Economic Liberties and eight other advocacy organizations to the FTC, urging the agency to investigate group purchasing organizations’ under-appreciated role in diminishing medical supply market resilience, weakening patient care, and threatening national security.
Advocates Urge the FTC to Investigate GPOs’ Impacts on Drug, Medical Equipment Shortages and Rising Healthcare Costs
November 22, 2022 — A coalition of 9 advocacy organizations today wrote to the Federal Trade Commission today, urging the agency to investigate group purchasing organizations’ under-appreciated role in diminishing medical supply market resilience, weakening patient care, and threatening national security.
Michael Bloomberg Should Resign From U.S. Defense Innovation Board
November 18, 2022 — In response to news that the Department of Justice has opened an antitrust investigation in Live Nation, the owner of Ticketmaster, the Break Up Ticketmaster Coalition released the following statement.