NEWS: Small Businesses Reject Chamber Of Commerce’s Cynical Campaign Against Federal Trade Commission
November 19, 2021 — Today, a coalition representing thousands of independent businesses, entrepreneurs, and pharmacists, including the American Economic Liberties Project, Main Street Alliance, Small Business Majority, National Community Pharmacists Association, iFixit, Local First AZ, and Rossmann Repair Group are pushing back on false claims from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that the FTC is ‘waging war’ on the business community.
Economic Liberties’ Statement on Jonathan Kanter’s Confirmation Vote
November 16, 2021 — The American Economic Liberties Project released a statement after the Senate voted to confirm Jonathan Kanter to be the Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust at the U.S. Department of Justice.
Economic Liberties’ Statement on NCBA’s Request to Stop Beef Imports from Brazil
November 16, 2021 — The American Economic Liberties Project released a statement in response to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association's (NCBA) request that Secretary Vilsack suspend all imports of fresh beef from Brazil following two reported cases of a neurodegenerative disorder in Rio de Janeiro.
Economic Liberties Joins New York Labor Unions, Small Businesses, Community Organizations Form New Coalition, Call for Legislation to Combat Corporate Power in NY
November 9, 2021 — Economic Liberties joined labor organizations, small business owners, and community organizations for a rally outside an Amazon bookstore and offices to launch a new statewide coalition, New Yorkers for a Fair Economy (NYFE), which aims to hold powerful corporations like Amazon, Walmart, Facebook, Apple, and Google accountable for their abusive practices against workers, small businesses, and communities.
Economic Liberties’ Statement on Facebook’s Removal of Ad-Targeting Categories
November 9, 2021 — The American Economic Liberties Project today released the following statement in response to news that Facebook plans to ban advertisers’ ability to target advertisements based on users’ interactions with content related to health, race and ethnicity, political affiliation, religion, sexual orientation, and other topics.