Local news outlets struggle to survive coronavirus fallout
March 29, 2020 – As media outlets struggle to weather the coronavirus crisis and big tech takes more and more ad revenue, Economic Liberties’ Executive Director talked with The Hill about the policies needed to curb Google and Facebook’s pernicious business model.
Democrats Are Handing Donald Trump the Keys to the Country
March 25, 2020 – Executive Director Sarah Miller talked with HuffPost about the Senate’s reckless coronavirus relief bill, which would supercharge 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.
Economic Liberties Calls for Boeing Conservatorship
As Boeing grapples with the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic and pleads with the Trump administration for a $60 billion bailout, the American Economic Liberties Project today released "Rescue Mission: Bailing Out Boeing and Rebuilding It to Thrive," a working paper authored by Economic Liberties’ Fellow Maureen Tkacik that describes Boeing’s decades of mismanagement and outlines the conditions regulators and legislators must impose on the company before providing any public assistance.
Betting on a Big Bailout
March 20, 2020 – Research Director Matt Stoller talked with US News about coronavirus bailouts and how the government ought to act to prevent an economic crisis.
Critics See Trump Health Data Rules as Boon for Big Tech
March 15, 2020 – Policy Analyst Olivia Webb talked to The Hill about how new rules introduced by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will empower patients to better access their health data and care.