Progressive Demands Get Shelved In House Democrats’ COVID-19 Relief Bill
May 13, 2020 - Economic Liberties’ Executive Director Sarah Miller talked with HuffPost about serious problems with the HEROES Act, which will encourage further corporate concentration.
Don’t Double Down on Failure: Vote NO on the Heroes Act
May 12, 2020 - The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement after House Democrats unveiled legislative text for the Heroes Act, encouraging progressives to demand this bill address the injustices deriving from this consolidation of power in addition to humanitarian needs.
Uber-GrubHub Merger Will Devastate Restaurants, Harm Workers and Hurt Consumers
May 12, 2020 - The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in response to reporting from the Wall Street Journal, which revealed that Uber, the parent company of Uber Eats, is seeking to acquire GrubHub.
Fed Makes Initial Purchases in Its First Corporate Debt Buying Program
May 12, 2020 - The New York Times covered Economic Liberties’ concerns regarding Federal Reserve bailouts for big corporations like Boeing.
Economic Liberties Launches New Website and Welcomes Nine New Members to its Team
May 12, 2020 - The American Economic Liberties Project, which launched in February to advance a growing, cross-ideological movement to combat monopolies and the systems that entrench their power, today launched a new website and welcomed nine new members to its team: Pat Garafolo, Denise Hearn, Leah Hunt Hendrix, Laleh Ispahani, Nia Johnson, Robyn Shapiro, Maureen Tkacik, Lori Wallach, and Kate Yeager.