Senate Judiciary Committee to DOJ: Break Up Ticketmaster
January 24, 2023 — The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s first hearing of the 118th Congress was a clear-eyed, bipartisan rejection of Live Nation-Ticketmaster’s monopoly power and abuse. Zeroing in on the many ways Live Nation-Ticketmaster exploits its dominance to harm artists, venues, promoters, and consumers, the hearing offered overwhelming evidence to support the reported investigation underway at the Department of Justice.
Breaking Points: How Corporate America TRAPS Workers With Non-Competes
January 24, 2023 — On Breaking Points, Economic Liberties' Research Director Matt Stoller breaks down why the FTC's move to ban non-compete contracts is important for the working class and what you can do to nudge them in the right direction.
CNN: Today: Hearing on Ticketmaster Debacle Over Taylor Swift Tickets
January 24, 2023 — Ahead of the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on Ticketmaster, Economic Liberties' Director of Policy & Advocacy Morgan Harper joined CNN to discuss the harms of Ticketmaster and why the hearing is important.
The American Prospect: Senators Berate the Ticketmaster Monopoly
January 24, 2023 — Economic Liberties' Senior Policy Analyst Krista Brown discusses the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on Ticketmaster with The American Prospect.
Vox: The problem with Ticketmaster, explained not by Taylor Swift
January 24, 2023 — Economic Liberties' Senior Policy Analyst Krista Brown talks all about things Ticketmaster with Vox.