Economic Liberties Releases Model Legislation to Stop Monopoly Price Hikes
April 8, 2022 — With mounting evidence that corporate power is a key contributing factor to record-high inflation, Economic Liberties released model legislation designed to stop large corporations from illegally colluding to raise prices or keep wages down. “How Policymakers Can Stop Monopoly Price Hikes” describes the legal context that enables corporate profiteering by monopolists, and includes the specific legislative language policymakers at the state and federal levels can use to address tacit and explicit forms of price-fixing collusion.
Responsible Statecraft: How Facebook and weapons industry are profiting from the Ukraine war
April 7, 2022 — Economic Liberties’ Executive Director Sarah Miller talked with Responsible Statecraft about Big Tech’s national security scare tactics, explaining why policymakers should disregard claims that the giants have American interests at heart.
Investigative Post: No tax break request yet for Amazon project
April 7, 2022 — Economic Liberties’ Director of State & Local Policy Pat Garofalo spoke with Investigative Post about the millions of local taxpayer dollars Amazon’s siphoned from New York communities.
NBC News: Injuries at meatpacking-related company are too high, even as private equities profit, advocates say
April 6, 2022 — Economic Liberties’ Research Director Matt Stoller set the record straight on private equity firms’ lack of concern about worker safety for NBC News.
Investigative Post: WNY tops the list of most wasteful subsidies
April 4, 2022 — Investigative Post dug in on some of the worst corporate subsidy deals mentioned in Economic Liberties’ “The Dirtiest Dozen” report.