The Hill: Rethinking the Fed
May 27, 2020 - Economic Liberties’ Senior Fellow Graham Steele described how the Federal Reserve is using its power to usher support to Wall Street and large corporations, preserving a status quo that marginalizes the needs of millions of Americans, in The Hill.
The Guardian: Cuomo is Letting Billionaires Plan New York’s Future. It Doesn’t Have to be This Way
May 14, 2020 - Economic Liberties’ Pat Gorofolo and Zephyr Teachout published a piece in The Guardian that explains why state and local leaders should not let billionaires and corporations decide what the postvirus economy will look like.
What Progressives Must Demand in a COVID-19 Relief Package
May 12, 2020 - Economic Liberties published a Heroes Act explainer, spelling out why workers, small businesses, and communities in crisis deserve more than the Heroes Act delivers.
The Federal Reserve Must Not Finance a Merger Wave
May 7, 2020 - Nine groups led by the American Economic Liberties Project sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urging them to freeze all mergers and acquisitions activity by otherwise viable corporations as a condition for use of the Federal Reserve and Treasury’s emergency credit programs.
The Appeal: The Case for a Temporary Merger Ban for America’s Largest Companies
April 28, 2020 - Economic Liberties’ Executive Director Sarah Miller made the case for a merger moratorium in The Appeal, explaining why Congress must prevent big corporations from further consolidating their economic and political power.