WTOP: Is paying for Snyder’s Washington Commanders stadium worth it?
April 18, 2022 — Economic Liberties’ Director of State & Local Policy Pat Garofalo discussed economic development incentives for football stadiums, arguing that it is a waste of taxpayer money with WTOP.
Reuters: Mexican union calls for U.S. probe into alleged labor abuses at Panasonic plant
April 18, 2022 — Reuters covered a critical legal petition from Rethink Trade and SNITIS, which called on U.S. labor officials to look into labor abuses at Panasonic’s auto parts factory in Reynosa, Mexico ahead of their union vote.
SNITIS and Rethink Trade Announce Filing of New USMCA ‘Rapid Response Mechanism’ Labor Case to Fight for Mexican Workers at Reynosa Panasonic Plants Denied Legitimate Union Representation
April 18, 2022 – The Sindicato Nacional Independiente de Trabajadores de Industrias y de Servicios Movimiento 20/32 (SNITIS) and Rethink Trade have filed a United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) labor complaint targeting Panasonic Automotive Systems de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Variety: ‘White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch’ Review: How Youth Fashion Turned Fascist
April 17, 2022 — Economic Liberties’ Senior Fellow Moe Tkacik spoke to VARIETY about her previous reporting on Abercrombie & Fitch’s discriminatory hiring practices and overall social perniciousness, which is featured in the new Netflix documentary, ‘White Hot.’
The American Prospect: The Bottom-Up Battle Against Corporate Power
April 15, 2022 —The American Prospect wrote about Economic Liberties’ grassroots efforts to generate comments for the FTC and DOJ on merger policy, which generated nearly 6,000 submissions, compared to just a few dozen from industry groups when the policy was revised a decade ago.