Lower Credit Card Fees Coalition Calls on Banking CEOs to End Price Gouging
December 5, 2023 — As executives from some of the nation’s largest financial institutions prepare to testify before Congress, the Lower Credit Card Fees Coalition today called on banks to end price gouging through high interest rates, credit card fees and other charges that drive up costs for consumers.
The NCAA Pivot To Compensate Athletes Demonstrates The Power of Antitrust
December 5, 2023 — In response to the letter sent today by NCAA President Charlie Baker proposing a new model for compensating college athletes, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Here We Go Again: Airline Mergers Beget More Mergers and Flyers, Workers, and Local Communities Can’t Afford Alaska-Hawaiian
December 4, 2023 — In response to news that Alaska Air Group has agreed to acquire rival Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Meta Deploys a Typical Monopolist Tactic to Declare Enforcement and Accountability Unconstitutional
November 30, 2023 — The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement after Meta filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission, claiming “fundamental aspects of the Commission’s structure violate the U.S. Constitution.”
Cigna-Humana Deal Would Be an Outrageous Consolidation of Market Power
November 29, 2023 — In response to news of merger talks between health insurance giants Cigna and Humana, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.