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January 15, 2021 — Economic Liberties released the following statement in response to Google’s announcement that it had finalized its $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit after a deadline passed for the Department of Justice to object to the deal.

January 15, 2021 — Economic Liberties and Good Jobs First released a new factsheet containing suggestions for how reporters can cover Amazon with depth and reality – even if they’re on deadline.

January 13, 2020 —Economic Liberties released the following statement in response to a recent announcement made by UnitedHealth Group, the largest health insurer in the United States, that it plans to acquire Change Healthcare, one of the nation’s largest physician reimbursement platforms.

January 12, 2020—Economic Liberties’ new, landmark report, “The Courage to Learn,” lays out a comprehensive antitrust and competition policy agenda for the new Congress and Biden Administration, while making a deeply researched case for breaking from the failed consumer welfare approach that undermined antitrust and competition policy when progressive enforcers were last in power.

January 11, 2020 - The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in response to news that Staples, owned by private equity giant Sycamore Partners, has made a bid to acquire Office Depot for $2.1 billion.