Lori Wallach Joins Economic Liberties as Director of ReThink Trade Program
December 8, 2021 — The American Economic Liberties Project is excited to announce that Lori Wallach, an internationally recognized expert on trade policy with decades of U.S. and international advocacy experience as the Director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch, will join Economic Liberties as Director of a new Rethink Trade program effective January 1, 2022.
FTC’s Suit to Block Nvidia-ARM Merger is Essential
December 2, 2021 — The American Economic Liberties Project released a statement in response to news that the Federal Trade Commission sued to block semiconductor firm Nvidia’s $40 billion takeover of chip designer ARM.
HuffPost: Biden’s Top Economic Advisers Say Antitrust Agenda Will Help Open Up Economic Growth
December 2, 2021 — HuffPost broke down the latest from Economic Liberties’ event on competition policy with leadership from the White House’s National Economic Council, digging into what small businesses and working people can expect from the Biden administration.
The American Prospect: Throwing Money at People—Not Corporations—to Come to Town
December 1, 2021 — Economic Liberties’ Director of State & Local Policy Pat Garofalo explains to The American Prospect why throwing money at corporations is shifting resources away from local communities.
Protocol: Why tech foes are psyched the UK told Meta to sell Giphy
December 1, 2021 — Economic Liberties’ Communications Director Robyn Shapiro explained to Protocol why the U.K.’s Competition Authority is right to unwind Facebook’s acquisition of Giphy.