Ad Industry Mega-Merger Is a Brazen Bet on Lenience—Enforcers Must Scrutinize
December 10, 2024 — In response to news that leading advertising agency Omnicom Group has proposed acquiring rival Interpublic Group (IPG) at a $13.25 billion valuation—a deal that would combine two of the “Big Four” ad companies into the world’s largest ad agency—the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Applauds New DOT Rulemaking on Automatic Compensation
December 5 2024 — In response to news that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced a new rulemaking that will provide unprecedented protections for passengers stranded when flights are canceled or significantly changed, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Condemns NTIA Decision to Preserve Corrupt Verisign “.Com” Monopoly
December 2, 2024 — In response to news that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has officially renewed the contract through which the government sanctions Verisign’s monopoly control over the “.com” domain registry—an announcement buried on the Friday after Thanksgiving—the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Silicon Valley Elites Are Upset that CFPB is Protecting Consumers
November 27, 2024 — Following a barrage of false attacks launched at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from Silicon Valley elites today—including Elon Musk, Mark Andreesen, and others—based on self-interested lies to misrepresent the agency’s positions, purpose, and actions, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Leading Worker Rights Organizations and Experts Release Brief on How States Can Preserve Worker Protections
November 26, 2024 — The National Employment Law Project, NYU Wagner Labor Initiative, Center for Labor and a Just Economy at Harvard Law School, Towards Justice, American Economic Liberties Project, and the Economic Policy Institute released a new policy brief on Tuesday outlining how states can defend the key pro-worker advances of the Biden administration, many of which are under attack in the courts and which face an uncertain future as the presidential administration changes.