Reuters: Biden should expand antitrust cases, break up tech companies, high-profile group says
January 12, 2021 — Reuters dug into Economic Liberties’ “Courage to Learn Report” and talked with Executive Director Sarah Miller about the ways the Biden administration can learn from the past and break the power of Big Tech and other monopolies.
Economic Liberties Releases Comprehensive Account of Democratic Competition Policy & Recommendations for Addressing America’s Concentration Crisis
January 12, 2020—Economic Liberties’ new, landmark report, “The Courage to Learn,” lays out a comprehensive antitrust and competition policy agenda for the new Congress and Biden Administration, while making a deeply researched case for breaking from the failed consumer welfare approach that undermined antitrust and competition policy when progressive enforcers were last in power.
Staples’ Third Bid to Buy Office Depot is Both Preposterous & Illegal
January 11, 2020 - The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in response to news that Staples, owned by private equity giant Sycamore Partners, has made a bid to acquire Office Depot for $2.1 billion.
The Guardian: Donald Trump being banned from social media is a dangerous distraction
January 11, 2021 — In an exclusive for The Guardian, Economic Liberties’ Sarah Miller and Matt Stoller explained how Facebook and Google’s toxic business model fomented the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol, and what a new administration must do to make communication networks safe for democracy.
NBC LA: NewsConference: Does Social Media Have Too Much Power?
January 10, 2021 — Economic Liberties’ Executive Director Sarah Miller spoke to NBC LA about Facebook and Googles toxic business model and the steps policymakers need to take to make these platforms safe for our democracy.