Politico Morning Tech: FTC’s Slaughter on Trump EO
September 18, 2020 — Politico dug into “Rescuing Restaurants,” an Economic Liberties’ report written by Senior Fellow Moe Tkacik that exposes how predatory delivery apps have used abusive, deceptive, and often illegal practices to take control of the restaurant industry.
How to Protect Restaurants, Workers, and Communities from Predatory Delivery App Corporations
September 18, 2020– In support of the Protect Our Restaurants campaign, the American Economic Liberties Project today released “Rescuing Restaurants: How to Protect Restaurants, Workers, and Communities from Predatory Delivery App Corporations.”
Online Commerce Is Not Speech
September 18, 2020 - The American Economic Liberties Project submitted a comment to the Federal Communications Commission, arguing that policymakers should revise Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to make the legal framework underpinning the internet consistent with longstanding American democratic principles of dispersed power, openness, and clear liability rules for product harm.
American Prospect: Congressional Leader Lays Down Marker in Revolving-Door Battle
September 15, 2020 — Economic Liberties joined Congressman Grijalva in calling for Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell to reject executive branch appointments of corporate executives and lobbyists.
New York Senate Attacks the American Monopoly Crisis
September 14, 2020– The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in response to a hearing by New York State Senate’s Standing Committee on Consumer Protection’s about necessary updates to New York’s antitrust laws.