The Hill: Biden’s call for Big Tech crackdown boosts long-shot antitrust push
February 9, 2023 — Economic Liberties' Executive Director Sarah Miller celebrated President Biden's State of the Union speech in The Hill.
Economic Liberties and Fellow Consumer Rights Groups Advocate to Propose Rule Banning Surprise Junk Fees
February 8, 2023 — On the heels of President Biden’s call to ban junk fees during the State of the Union, the American Economic Liberties Project – along with the Consumer Federation of America, Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund, Consumer Action, Free Press, the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the National Consumers League, and Travelers United – today submitted a written comment to the Federal Trade Commission in response to a request for information about how the commission should the address these unfair and deceptive surcharges.
Break Up Ticketmaster Submits Comment to the FTC Exposing Live Nation-Ticketmaster’s Junk Fee Practices
February 8, 2023 — The Break Up Ticketmaster Coalition, made up of organizations representing over 100,000 artists, managers, music industry workers, young voters, and music, theater, and sports fans, today submitted a comment to the Federal Trade Commission as part of the agency’s inquiry into junk fees.
Washington Post: CVS would add primary care to its health empire with $10.6 billion deal
February 8, 2023 — In Washington Post, Economic Liberties' Policy Analyst Sara Sirota laid out the harms posed by CVS's acquisition of Oak Street.
Axios: CVS officially announces OSH deal and beats earnings
February 8, 2023 — Economic Liberties explained in Axios how the CVS-Oak Street merger would be disastrous.