Antitrust Advocacy Groups Urge DOJ & DOT to Block Alaska-Hawaiian Merger
December 18, 2023 —A group of seven competition and consumer advocacy organizations, led by the American Economic Liberties Project, today sent a letter urging the Department of Justice and Department of Transportation to use their authority to block the $1.8 billion Alaska-Hawaiian merger.
Economic Liberties Applauds DOT’s Response to Southwest Airlines 2022 Holiday Meltdown
December 18, 2023 — In the wake of a record-breaking enforcement action by the U.S. Department of Transportation against Southwest Airlines, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Card Issuers Are Terrified that Small Businesses, Workers, and Consumers Support the Credit Card Competition Act
December 13, 2023 — Washington, D.C. — The Lower Credit Card Fees Coalition today released a statement following new reporting that the payments industry and bank lobby are paying social media influencers to gin up astro-turfed opposition to the Credit Card Competition Act — a bill that would save consumers and small businesses billions of dollars per year by breaking the Visa-Mastercard duopoly.
Bharat Ramamurti Joins Economic Liberties as Senior Adviser for Economic Strategy
December 13, 2023 — The American Economic Liberties Project today announced that Bharat Ramamurti, former Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, has been named Economic Liberties’ Senior Adviser for Economic Strategy.
FTC Finalizes New Rule to Stop Auto Dealers from Ripping Off Car Buyers
December 12, 2023 — In response to a final rule announced by the Federal Trade Commission today to stop the use of junk fees and bait-and-switch tactics that auto dealers target at consumers buying a car, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.