FTC Vote Secured by Chair Lina Khan Stops Higher Health Care Costs
February 17, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project today released a statement on FTC Chair Lina Khan securing a unanimous vote to block an anticompetitive merger that would raise health care costs.
Economic Liberties, Groundwork Collaborative Call on White House to Address Rampant Corporate Profiteering
February 17, 2022 — In response to growing evidence of corporate profiteering and price gouging, the American Economic Liberties Project and the Groundwork Collaborative released a letter to the Biden administration calling on the White House to take immediate action.
Washington Post: White House economists push back against pressure to blame corporations for inflation
February 17, 2022 — In a piece about the Biden administration’s internal debates about inflation, The Washington Post cited an important letter from Economic Liberties and the Groundwork Collaborative that urged President Biden to speak out against rampant corporate profiteering and task his administration with studying market structure and corporate behavior in concentrated industries more rigorously.
Capitol Forum: Matthew Buck Explains How America’s Supply Chains Got Railroaded
February 17, 2022 — Economic Liberties’ Senior Fellow Matt Buck sat down with the Capitol Forum to discuss how rail deregulation led to consolidation, price-gouging, and a variant of just-in-time unloading that left no slack in the system.
Economic Liberties Testifies in Favor of Complete Overhaul of New York’s Corporate Subsidy System
February 16, 2022 — Pat Garofalo, Director of State and Local Policy at the American Economic Liberties Project, testified at a New York State Joint Legislative Budget Hearing, encouraging members of the legislature to reform New York’s economic development system, which currently serves to benefit massive corporations and harms local communities and businesses.