DOJ Penalizes Corporate Executives Brazenly Skirting Antitrust Law
October 19, 2022 – The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in response to news that seven directors have resigned from corporate board positions in response to concerns raised by the Department of Justice that their roles violated the Clayton Act’s prohibition on interlocking directorates.
New Campaign Launches to Break Up Ticketmaster
October 19, 2022 – A new coalition led by the American Economic Liberties Project, Sports Fans Coalition, Fight Corporate Monopolies, More Perfect Union, Fan Freedom, the Consumer Federation of America, the National Consumers League, and the Artist Rights Alliance launched “Break Up Ticketmaster,” a campaign to pressure the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate and unwind the 2010 Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger.
Booz Allen’s Acquisition of EverWatch Will Exacerbate Lack of Competition in National Security Contracting
October 17, 2022 – Today, government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton announced that it would close on its acquisition of EverWatch, its sole competitor for a National Security Agency IT contract, after a federal judge denied the Department of Justice’s request to issue a preliminary injunction that would have prevented them from doing so. In response, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
A Kroger-Albertsons Merger Is a Bad Deal for Consumers, Workers, and Communities
October 13, 2022 – In response to news that two of the top national grocery store chains, Kroger and Albertsons, are rumored to be in merger talks, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
FTC & DOJ Must Step in to Stop Dominant Middlemen Ripping off Independent Restaurants
October 6, 2022 – The American Economic Liberties Project today sent a letter, cosigned by American Sustainable Business Network, Farm Action, Independent Restaurant Coalition, and Protect Our Restaurants, to the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice urging them to crack down on dominant broadliner corporations that use their middleman control over food distribution to price gouge local restaurants in a time of crisis for the industry.