Rethink Trade Commends U.S. Government Decision to Launch USMCA RRM Labor Rights Enforcement Case Against VDO, Mexican Subsidiary of a Michigan-based Firm Producing Doors and Blinds Sold Throughout the U.S.
November 12, 2024 — Rethink Trade welcomes the launch of a labor rights enforcement action against the Matamoros, Mexico glass manufacturer Vidrio Decorativo Occidental, S.A. de C.V. (VDO) by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and the Department of Labor using the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s (USMCA) labor rights Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM).
New Economic Liberties Report Takes a Close Look at Biden and Trump Antitrust Records
October 30, 2024 — A new report released by the American Economic Liberties Project today compares the antitrust records of the Trump-Pence and Biden-Harris administrations, revealing substantial differences in their approaches to addressing America's monopoly crisis.
Economic Liberties Kicks Off Campaign to Help State and Local Officials End Rental Price-Fixing
October 24, 2024 — Amid growing awareness that third-party rent-setting algorithms are a serious driver of the housing crisis--prompting state antitrust suits from Washington, D.C. and Arizona, a federal suit from the Department of Justice and 8 states, multiple federal and state legislative proposals, and a first-in-the-nation ban on rental price-fixing in San Francisco, among other actions--the American Economic Liberties Project today announced a new campaign, “End Rental Price-FIxing,” to promote state and municipal legislation to ban the practice.
Advocates Urge CA State Bar to Hold Google Counsel Walker Accountable for Evidence Destruction
October 22, 2024 — As Google’s simultaneous antitrust trials continue to reveal the extent of systematic, companywide evidence destruction at the direction of former General Counsel Kent Walker—drawing striking rebukes from three federal judges—the American Economic Liberties Project, CheckMyAds, and Tech Oversight Project today sent a letter calling for the State Bar of California to investigate Walker for violating the California Professional Code of Conduct.
FTC Ends Subscription Trap with Final Click to Cancel Rule
October 16, 2024 — Following a vote from the Federal Trade Commission to finalize its “click to cancel” rule, which forbids subscription and membership services from making it difficult for consumers to unsubscribe from services or halt recurring payments, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.