Democrats Demand Answers on Whether Amazon ‘Lied’ About Data Tactics
April 23, 2020 - Following reporting by the Wall Street Journal that Amazon uses trade secret data from third-party sellers to produce and market its own private-label goods on its online platform, Executive Director Sarah Miller talked to Politico about why Congress must hold Amazon accountable.
Perjury is a Crime, Even When Amazon Does It
April 23, 2020 - The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement, calling for a criminal perjury investigation of Amazon lawyer Nate Sutton and Amazon senior executives, in response to reporting from the Wall Street Journal, which revealed that Amazon uses trade secret data from independent sellers on its platform to develop competing products.
Economic Liberties Explains How the CARES Act Empowers Wall Street & Big Business
April 15, 2020 - As small businesses struggle to access emergency funding and working people continue to wait for desperately-needed assistance, the American Economic Liberties Project released “What You Need to Know About the CARES Act Bailouts,” a new policy quick take on corporate power that explains how the CARES Act supercharges big corporations’ and Wall Street’s ability to direct more and more wealth and power to themselves, at the expense of consumers, working people, independent businesses, and communities.
Big Tech is More Essential Than Ever. That Won’t Stop Antitrust Hawks.
April 10, 2020 - In an exclusive report, Protocol interviewed Executive Director Sarah Miller about the Freedom from Facebook and Google coalition, which she co-chairs, and Economic Liberties’ new working paper, “Addressing Facebook and Google’s Harms Through a Regulated Competition Approach,” which offers a roadmap for reining in tech’s most pernicious duopoly.
Key Medical Supplies Were Shipped from U.S. Manufacturers to Foreign Buyers, Records Show
April 1, 2020 – As hospitals run out of all forms of personal protective gear, life-saving ventilators, and more, The Intercept interviewed Policy Analyst Olivia Webb to discuss medical supply shortages and the policies needed to create a more resilient supply chain.