Democrats Are Handing Donald Trump the Keys to the Country
March 25, 2020 – Executive Director Sarah Miller talked with HuffPost about the Senate’s reckless coronavirus relief bill, which would supercharge big corporations’ and Wall Street’s ability to direct more and more wealth and power to themselves, at the expense of consumers, working people, independent businesses, and communities.
Reacting to the McConnell Collapse: People and Rent Now, Corporations Later
March 23, 2020 - On Sunday, Mitch McConnell put forward a large multi-trillion dollar bill to take advantage of the Coronavirus crisis. It was a grab-bag of pro-corporate, non-urgent priorities that do not belong in a direct response.
Economic Liberties Calls for Boeing Conservatorship
As Boeing grapples with the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic and pleads with the Trump administration for a $60 billion bailout, the American Economic Liberties Project today released "Rescue Mission: Bailing Out Boeing and Rebuilding It to Thrive," a working paper authored by Economic Liberties’ Fellow Maureen Tkacik that describes Boeing’s decades of mismanagement and outlines the conditions regulators and legislators must impose on the company before providing any public assistance.
Betting on a Big Bailout
March 20, 2020 – Research Director Matt Stoller talked with US News about coronavirus bailouts and how the government ought to act to prevent an economic crisis.
Congress Must Prevent Pandemic Profiteers
March 19, 2020 - Economic Liberties released the following statement encouraging Congress to halt the Federal Trade Commission's automatic approval of mergers and acquisitions after a 30-day notification period expires.