POLITICO Morning Tech: Shenzhen shutdown threatens tech supply chains
March 14, 2022 — Rethink Trade Director Lori Wallach explained to POLITICO Morning Tech why lawmakers must oppose the pro-Big Tech provisions in the Senate’s U.S. Innovation and Competition Act.
Frontier-Spirit Merger Would Kneecap Competition Within the Airline Industry
March 10, 2022 — In a new letter, nine organizations, including the American Economic Liberties Project, Demand Progress, and Public Citizen, called on Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter to block the proposed merger of Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines.
Reuters: Advocacy groups urge U.S. to block Frontier, Spirit tie-up
March 10, 2022 — Reuters covered a letter from Economic Liberties and eight other organizations calling on Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter to block the proposed merger of Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines.
Google’s Acquisition of Mandiant Will Only Serve to Choke Off Necessary Cybersecurity Innovation
March 8, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project released a statement in response to news that Google plans to acquire cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion.
Economic Liberties & ILSR Urge CMS to Address Unfair PBM Practices in Proposed DIR Rule
March 7, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance today submitted a comment to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services on unfair practices by PBMs.