Forge Organizing: Organizing Strategies to Fight Corporate Power

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December 8, 2020 — In Forge Organizing, Economic Liberties’ Senior Advisor Morgan Harper outlined the tools for reigning in concentrated corporate power and explained why they are essential to establishing economic opportunity.

Foreign Affairs: Monopoly Versus Democracy

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December 8, 2020 — Economic Liberties’ Steering Committee member Zephyr Teachout outlined in Foreign Affairs an agenda for tackling the new Gilded Age and breaking the dangerous political and economic power hoarded by corporate monopolies.

The New Money Trust: How Large Money Managers Control Our Economy and What We Can Do About It

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November 24, 2020 - Authored by Senior Fellow Graham Steele,"New Money Trust" details the growing dominance of the Big Three asset management funds – BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street – and illustrates the concerning implications of their power, which include more anticompetitive behavior, more systemic risk, and distorted corporate governance.

Responsible Investor: The Strange Success Logic of Stakeholder Capitalism

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August 25, 2020 — In Responsible Investor, Economic Liberties’ Senior Fellow Denise Hearn argues that investors’ interests do not always align with those of society and encourages careful consideration of the win-win marker used for investors and companies that engage social justice movements.

Federal Reserve Must Block Morgan Stanley-E*Trade Merger

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July 22, 2020 — Economic Liberties and progressive partners sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell encouraging him to reject Morgan Stanley’s proposed acquisition of E*Trade Financial Corporation for reasons related to financial stability, competition, and general compliance failures.