POLITICO Morning Tech: House Democrats dole out R&D goodies in partisan spending bill
September 9, 2021 — POLITICO Morning Tech covered a letter that Economic Liberties signed onto calling Northwestern University to institute stricter disclosure requirements for faculty after a NU law professor wrote a brief supporting Facebook’s petition for FTC Chair Lina Khan to recuse herself from decisions related to the social media company.
Reuters: Amazon’s new union battle: Teamsters go local to snarl expansion
September 1, 2021 — Economic Liberties’ Director of State & Local Policy Pat Garofalo spoke with Reuters about the battle between the Brotherhood of Teamsters and Amazon, and how local forums are a great place for Teamsters to start raising concerns about Amazon.
ICYMI: Economic Liberties’ New Report Reveals Link Between Concentration & Corporate Lobbying
August 31, 2021 — Last week, the American Economic Liberties Project released a new report, “Democracy for Sale: Examining the Effects of Concentration on Lobbying in the United States.” Yesterday, Economic Liberties' Fellow Reed Showalter joined CNBC’s TechCheck to discuss his research findings.
Washington Post: U.S. regulator tells White House it will step up enforcement of oil and gas conglomerates
August 30, 2021 — The Washington Post turned to Economic Liberties’ Research Director Matt Stoller for his thoughts on recent gas shortages and price gouging.
Economic Liberties’ Statement on Chicago’s Decision to Sue Grubhub and DoorDash
August 27, 2021 — The American Economic Liberties Project on Friday released a statement from Senior Fellow Moe Tkacik in response to the City of Chicago's lawsuit against Grubhub and DoorDash.