Third Antitrust Suit Against Google is a Victory for Small Businesses, Communities, & Consumers
December 17, 2020 — Economic Liberties released the following statement after a bipartisan group of 38 state and territorial attorneys general led by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson filed suit against Google, targeting its dominance of online search.
New State AG Antitrust Suit Takes Aim at the Heart of Google’s Evil Empire
December 16, 2020— Economic Liberties released the following statement after 10 state attorneys general filed suit against Google, targeting its monopolization of digital advertising markets, its collusion with Facebook to fix prices for digital ads, and its engagement in a panoply of anti-competitive practices to foreclose competition.
Progressives Mobilize in Support of Direct Payments in COVID-19 Package
December 16, 2020 — As congressional leaders finalize a new COVID-19 relief package, the American Economic Liberties Project, the Action Center on Race & the Economy, Good Jobs First, the Insight Center for Community Economic Development, the Partnership For Working Families, and Public Citizen, issued the following joint statement in support of direct payments to working people and families.
New National Poll Finds Broad, Bipartisan Support for FTC’s Case Against Facebook
December 16, 2020— New polling released today by Data for Progress and Economic Liberties finds that a majority of likely voters support the Federal Trade Commission’s latest suit against Facebook for their anti-competitive practices, specifically their acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.
Economic Liberties Applauds Senator Baldwin’s EMPOWERS Act
December 11, 2020—Economic Liberties released the following statement in response to new legislation from U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) that would reverse a final rule from the U.S. Department of Labor to limit retirement plans from voting on corporate proxies and undermine workers’ voice in the public companies where they invest.