NEWS: Economic Liberties Demands Congress Subpoena COVID Information Facebook Refuses to Provide
August 26, 2021 — The American Economic Liberties Project released a statement from Executive Director Sarah Miller in response to Facebook’s refusal to answer questions about COVID-19 misinformation from federal lawmakers.
MarketWatch: Apple will change its App Store practices in legal settlement
August 26, 2021 — Economic Liberties’ Research Director Matt Stoller spoke with MarketWatch about Judge Gonzalez-Rogers’ ruling in the Epic v. Apple antitrust suit and how it does little to constrain Apple’s monopoly power.
Council on Foreign Relations: To Protect U.S. Economic and National Security, Biden Should Address Concentration in the Defense Sector
August 25, 2021 — The Council on Foreign Relations cited Economic Liberties’ research on defense industry contracts and how during the Trump administration, nearly two thirds of large-scale weapons system contracts had just one major bidder.
POLITICO Influence: Hospitality sector pushes SBA chief to expand Covid small business loan program
August 25, 2021 — POLITICO Influence wrote about Economic Liberties’ Fellow Reed Showalter’s new research, which found that mergers actually predicted increased lobbying — not vice versa, as conventional wisdom indicates.
Economic Liberties Reveals New Link Between Concentration and Corporate Lobbying
August 25, 2021 — As corporate lobbying spending continues to rise, the American Economic Liberties Project released “Democracy for Sale: Examining the Effects of Concentration on Lobbying in the United States.” Authored by Economic Liberties’ Fellow Reed Showalter, the report details how economic concentration trends predict lobbying spending in the years that follow industry consolidation.