Facebook is a Threat to Democracies Worldwide
February 17, 2021 — Economic Liberties released the following statement in response to news that Facebook will restrict publishers and people in Australia from sharing or viewing Australian and international news content.
Alden Global Capital’s Acquisition of Tribune Publishing Should Be Illegal
February 17, 2021 — Economic Liberties released the following statement in response to news that Alden Global Capital plans to acquire Tribune Publishing, the publisher of nine major metropolitan dailies including The New York Daily News, The Chicago Tribune, and The Virginian-Pilot.
North Dakota App Bill Demonstrates Growing Momentum to Challenge Big Tech’s Dominance
February 16, 2021 – The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement after the North Dakota Senate voted on SB-2333, a bill to limit the power of dominant app distributors such as Apple.
Economic Liberties Releases Agenda to Address America’s Concentration Crisis & New, Interactive Database of Recent M&A Activity
February 8, 2021 — The American Economic Liberties Project today released “Democratizing Markets", a comprehensive antitrust and competition policy agenda, and a new, interactive database of M&A activity that took place between January 2017 and January 2021.
Amazon Workers Everywhere Deserve a Union
February 5, 2021 — Sarah Miller, Executive Director of the American Economic Liberties Project, released the following statement in support of efforts by Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama to organize for safer working conditions and better pay.