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The American Economic Liberties Project is fighting to realize economic liberty for all, in support of a secure, inclusive democratic society.
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Day 2: The 2025 Anti-Monopoly Summit
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Day 2 of #AMS2025 has started — and we’re kicking off with some keynote remarks from Rep. Jayapal!
Not attending in person? Watch the livestream here:
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Not attending in person? Watch the livestream here:
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As Netflix continues to try to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, we are joining the Block the Merger coalition — to oppose further consolidation in the media industry.
February 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
As Netflix continues to try to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, we are joining the Block the Merger coalition — to oppose further consolidation in the media industry.
"Next month, the Live Nation-Ticketmaster antitrust trial is scheduled to begin, and Wall Street expects there will be a settlement to block this trial at the behest of the lobbyists who engineered this ouster. Live Nation’s stock has surged in the minutes following today’s news."
February 12, 2026 at 9:18 PM
"Next month, the Live Nation-Ticketmaster antitrust trial is scheduled to begin, and Wall Street expects there will be a settlement to block this trial at the behest of the lobbyists who engineered this ouster. Live Nation’s stock has surged in the minutes following today’s news."
"The Trump administration’s antitrust ‘policy’ is a pay-to-play scheme orchestrated by lobbyists for would-be and existing monopolists."
Our statement in response to news that AAG for Antitrust Gail Slater has been pushed out of her role at the DOJ.
Our statement in response to news that AAG for Antitrust Gail Slater has been pushed out of her role at the DOJ.
February 12, 2026 at 8:16 PM
"The Trump administration’s antitrust ‘policy’ is a pay-to-play scheme orchestrated by lobbyists for would-be and existing monopolists."
Our statement in response to news that AAG for Antitrust Gail Slater has been pushed out of her role at the DOJ.
Our statement in response to news that AAG for Antitrust Gail Slater has been pushed out of her role at the DOJ.
NEW: Less than one year after the launch of our Break Up Big Medicine campaign, @warren.senate.gov & Sen. Hawley are introducing legislation to do just that🧵
February 11, 2026 at 2:17 PM
NEW: Less than one year after the launch of our Break Up Big Medicine campaign, @warren.senate.gov & Sen. Hawley are introducing legislation to do just that🧵
Across the country, Big Tech corporations are using NDAs to hide key details about data center projects.
It's time to rein in these secret deals.
Read more here: economicliberties.us/our-work/how...
It's time to rein in these secret deals.
Read more here: economicliberties.us/our-work/how...
February 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Across the country, Big Tech corporations are using NDAs to hide key details about data center projects.
It's time to rein in these secret deals.
Read more here: economicliberties.us/our-work/how...
It's time to rein in these secret deals.
Read more here: economicliberties.us/our-work/how...
"The larger problem here is that corporate power is growing... in a staggering way, creating disparities of wealth that are unconscionable, even unimaginable just a generation ago."
ICYMI: Must-watch from @booker.senate.gov calling out the threats posed by excess corporate power.
ICYMI: Must-watch from @booker.senate.gov calling out the threats posed by excess corporate power.
"Merger after merger it seems like the interests of the people are not being served."
ICYMI: During a hearing on the dangers of the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger, @booker.senate.govspeaks to the greater threats posed by corporate power and consolidation👇
ICYMI: During a hearing on the dangers of the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger, @booker.senate.govspeaks to the greater threats posed by corporate power and consolidation👇
February 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
"The larger problem here is that corporate power is growing... in a staggering way, creating disparities of wealth that are unconscionable, even unimaginable just a generation ago."
ICYMI: Must-watch from @booker.senate.gov calling out the threats posed by excess corporate power.
ICYMI: Must-watch from @booker.senate.gov calling out the threats posed by excess corporate power.
NEW: Ahead of the Super Bowl, one of the busiest private jet days of the year, a new paper from @ashleynowicki.bsky.social and @wjm-air.bsky.social details private jets' preferential treatment as they further congest airways — and policy solutions to fix it.
As covered in @thelever.bsky.social 👇
As covered in @thelever.bsky.social 👇
February 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM
NEW: Ahead of the Super Bowl, one of the busiest private jet days of the year, a new paper from @ashleynowicki.bsky.social and @wjm-air.bsky.social details private jets' preferential treatment as they further congest airways — and policy solutions to fix it.
As covered in @thelever.bsky.social 👇
As covered in @thelever.bsky.social 👇
"Merger after merger it seems like the interests of the people are not being served."
ICYMI: During a hearing on the dangers of the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger, @booker.senate.govspeaks to the greater threats posed by corporate power and consolidation👇
ICYMI: During a hearing on the dangers of the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger, @booker.senate.govspeaks to the greater threats posed by corporate power and consolidation👇
February 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
"Merger after merger it seems like the interests of the people are not being served."
ICYMI: During a hearing on the dangers of the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger, @booker.senate.govspeaks to the greater threats posed by corporate power and consolidation👇
ICYMI: During a hearing on the dangers of the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger, @booker.senate.govspeaks to the greater threats posed by corporate power and consolidation👇
ICYMI: Bezo's Washington Post is firing hundreds of employees, including the Amazon reporter that held his company accountable.
The reporter, Caroline O'Donovan, has reported on Amazon's layoffs, data centers, and more — reporting that will likely no longer continue.
The reporter, Caroline O'Donovan, has reported on Amazon's layoffs, data centers, and more — reporting that will likely no longer continue.
‘It’s an absolute bloodbath’: Washington Post lays off hundreds of workers
Former Post executive editor blasts owner Jeff Bezos’s ‘sickening efforts to curry favor’ with Trump
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February 4, 2026 at 6:50 PM
ICYMI: Bezo's Washington Post is firing hundreds of employees, including the Amazon reporter that held his company accountable.
The reporter, Caroline O'Donovan, has reported on Amazon's layoffs, data centers, and more — reporting that will likely no longer continue.
The reporter, Caroline O'Donovan, has reported on Amazon's layoffs, data centers, and more — reporting that will likely no longer continue.
"In 2024, more than 1/3 of households skipped out on necessities to pay an energy bill..."
Must-watch from @aoc.bsky.social calling out high ROEs, overseen by FERC, that are forcing Americans to choose between basic necessities and their energy bill👇
Must-watch from @aoc.bsky.social calling out high ROEs, overseen by FERC, that are forcing Americans to choose between basic necessities and their energy bill👇
February 3, 2026 at 9:34 PM
"In 2024, more than 1/3 of households skipped out on necessities to pay an energy bill..."
Must-watch from @aoc.bsky.social calling out high ROEs, overseen by FERC, that are forcing Americans to choose between basic necessities and their energy bill👇
Must-watch from @aoc.bsky.social calling out high ROEs, overseen by FERC, that are forcing Americans to choose between basic necessities and their energy bill👇
NEW: @amemeritatorres.bsky.social is backing a bill to BAN surveillance pricing in New York.
As concerns over individualized pricing rise, it's great to see lawmakers step up to pass commonsense reforms that protect consumers and workers from this dystopian pricing tactic.
As concerns over individualized pricing rise, it's great to see lawmakers step up to pass commonsense reforms that protect consumers and workers from this dystopian pricing tactic.
January 29, 2026 at 8:23 PM
NEW: @amemeritatorres.bsky.social is backing a bill to BAN surveillance pricing in New York.
As concerns over individualized pricing rise, it's great to see lawmakers step up to pass commonsense reforms that protect consumers and workers from this dystopian pricing tactic.
As concerns over individualized pricing rise, it's great to see lawmakers step up to pass commonsense reforms that protect consumers and workers from this dystopian pricing tactic.
“At a time when Big Tech is wielding its political muscle to stifle needed regulation at the federal and state levels, major cities such as New York must act on behalf... of vulnerable workers and consumers."
Must-read in Jacobin on why NYC should ban surveillance pricing.
Must-read in Jacobin on why NYC should ban surveillance pricing.
January 29, 2026 at 4:42 PM
“At a time when Big Tech is wielding its political muscle to stifle needed regulation at the federal and state levels, major cities such as New York must act on behalf... of vulnerable workers and consumers."
Must-read in Jacobin on why NYC should ban surveillance pricing.
Must-read in Jacobin on why NYC should ban surveillance pricing.
"We allow Boeing and the airlines to self-police. Can you tell me what they've done in recent years to earn that trust? They haven't."
@wjm-air.bsky.social discusses the FAA, the government shutdown, and the problem with having companies self-police.
@wjm-air.bsky.social discusses the FAA, the government shutdown, and the problem with having companies self-police.
January 27, 2026 at 6:45 PM
"We allow Boeing and the airlines to self-police. Can you tell me what they've done in recent years to earn that trust? They haven't."
@wjm-air.bsky.social discusses the FAA, the government shutdown, and the problem with having companies self-police.
@wjm-air.bsky.social discusses the FAA, the government shutdown, and the problem with having companies self-police.
NDAs are making it harder for the public to be aware of data center projects in their communities.
“From... what I’ve seen, the very explicit purpose of these [NDAs] is so that the community doesn’t know what’s happening until it’s too late..."
“From... what I’ve seen, the very explicit purpose of these [NDAs] is so that the community doesn’t know what’s happening until it’s too late..."
January 26, 2026 at 7:02 PM
NDAs are making it harder for the public to be aware of data center projects in their communities.
“From... what I’ve seen, the very explicit purpose of these [NDAs] is so that the community doesn’t know what’s happening until it’s too late..."
“From... what I’ve seen, the very explicit purpose of these [NDAs] is so that the community doesn’t know what’s happening until it’s too late..."
“For too long, investor-owned monopoly utilities have gamed, captured, and made a mockery of the century-old regulatory system that is supposed to keep them in check."
ICYMI: @mh4oh in our statement applauding the launch of the Congressional Lowering Utility Bills Caucus👇
ICYMI: @mh4oh in our statement applauding the launch of the Congressional Lowering Utility Bills Caucus👇
January 26, 2026 at 4:48 PM
“For too long, investor-owned monopoly utilities have gamed, captured, and made a mockery of the century-old regulatory system that is supposed to keep them in check."
ICYMI: @mh4oh in our statement applauding the launch of the Congressional Lowering Utility Bills Caucus👇
ICYMI: @mh4oh in our statement applauding the launch of the Congressional Lowering Utility Bills Caucus👇
As monopoly utilities jack up rates and rake in record profits,
@reprileyny.bsky.social and colleagues are launching the Lowering Utility Bills Caucus to bring down costs.
"Electricity is basic. Heat is basic. No family in this country... should feel like the power companies own them."
@reprileyny.bsky.social and colleagues are launching the Lowering Utility Bills Caucus to bring down costs.
"Electricity is basic. Heat is basic. No family in this country... should feel like the power companies own them."
January 23, 2026 at 6:21 PM
As monopoly utilities jack up rates and rake in record profits,
@reprileyny.bsky.social and colleagues are launching the Lowering Utility Bills Caucus to bring down costs.
"Electricity is basic. Heat is basic. No family in this country... should feel like the power companies own them."
@reprileyny.bsky.social and colleagues are launching the Lowering Utility Bills Caucus to bring down costs.
"Electricity is basic. Heat is basic. No family in this country... should feel like the power companies own them."
"If we believe in competition, we should... consider breaking up this industry to allow the kind of competition that prevents this vertical integration and abuse of power."
WATCH: @ocasio-cortez.house.gov calls for adopting a new Glass–Steagall Act in health care 👇
WATCH: @ocasio-cortez.house.gov calls for adopting a new Glass–Steagall Act in health care 👇
January 22, 2026 at 6:43 PM
"If we believe in competition, we should... consider breaking up this industry to allow the kind of competition that prevents this vertical integration and abuse of power."
WATCH: @ocasio-cortez.house.gov calls for adopting a new Glass–Steagall Act in health care 👇
WATCH: @ocasio-cortez.house.gov calls for adopting a new Glass–Steagall Act in health care 👇
Airlines know customers prefer speaking with real representatives over AI bots.
Now, these companies are looking to capitalize on it by charging you to speak to an actual human.
Now, these companies are looking to capitalize on it by charging you to speak to an actual human.
January 22, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Airlines know customers prefer speaking with real representatives over AI bots.
Now, these companies are looking to capitalize on it by charging you to speak to an actual human.
Now, these companies are looking to capitalize on it by charging you to speak to an actual human.
In America, 1 in 8 people are already experiencing food insecurity — the Trump admin's economic blindness isn't helping.
"Somehow it doesn’t seem likely that chicken with a piece — just one piece! — of broccoli is on the menu at the White House or at a Mar-a-Lago fete."
www.ms.now/opinion/broo...
"Somehow it doesn’t seem likely that chicken with a piece — just one piece! — of broccoli is on the menu at the White House or at a Mar-a-Lago fete."
www.ms.now/opinion/broo...
January 21, 2026 at 9:44 PM
In America, 1 in 8 people are already experiencing food insecurity — the Trump admin's economic blindness isn't helping.
"Somehow it doesn’t seem likely that chicken with a piece — just one piece! — of broccoli is on the menu at the White House or at a Mar-a-Lago fete."
www.ms.now/opinion/broo...
"Somehow it doesn’t seem likely that chicken with a piece — just one piece! — of broccoli is on the menu at the White House or at a Mar-a-Lago fete."
www.ms.now/opinion/broo...
"The credit card industry knows that the president will chicken out."
Rohit Chopra tells @cnn.com why he doubts the admin will follow through on capping credit card interest rates.
Rohit Chopra tells @cnn.com why he doubts the admin will follow through on capping credit card interest rates.
January 21, 2026 at 5:58 PM
"The credit card industry knows that the president will chicken out."
Rohit Chopra tells @cnn.com why he doubts the admin will follow through on capping credit card interest rates.
Rohit Chopra tells @cnn.com why he doubts the admin will follow through on capping credit card interest rates.
The PBM reforms in the House funding bill are a first step — but they come too late.
"[T]he key provisions won’t take effect until at least 2028, which is far too long a wait – and underscores the need for Congress to enact more substantial structural reforms."
"[T]he key provisions won’t take effect until at least 2028, which is far too long a wait – and underscores the need for Congress to enact more substantial structural reforms."
PBM Reforms in House Funding Bill Come Years Too Late, Now Congress Must Finish the Job - PBM Reforms in House Funding Bill Come Years Too Late, Now Congress Must Finish the Job
In response to the release of a House funding bill that includes pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reforms, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
www.economicliberties.us
January 21, 2026 at 2:25 PM
The PBM reforms in the House funding bill are a first step — but they come too late.
"[T]he key provisions won’t take effect until at least 2028, which is far too long a wait – and underscores the need for Congress to enact more substantial structural reforms."
"[T]he key provisions won’t take effect until at least 2028, which is far too long a wait – and underscores the need for Congress to enact more substantial structural reforms."
"You just look at who [Trump] was surrounded by at his inauguration, the kind of billionaires and oligarchs who more or less have gotten everything they want out of this administration."
Lina Khan with @rbreich.bsky.social & Heather Lofthouse call out the Trump admin's fake populism👇
Lina Khan with @rbreich.bsky.social & Heather Lofthouse call out the Trump admin's fake populism👇
January 20, 2026 at 7:33 PM
"You just look at who [Trump] was surrounded by at his inauguration, the kind of billionaires and oligarchs who more or less have gotten everything they want out of this administration."
Lina Khan with @rbreich.bsky.social & Heather Lofthouse call out the Trump admin's fake populism👇
Lina Khan with @rbreich.bsky.social & Heather Lofthouse call out the Trump admin's fake populism👇
Travel companies want to charge you to speak with a person over a bot — a move that will disproportionally impact those who cannot access tech easily.
“Smartphones, laptops and other electronic toys are beyond the financial reach of quite a few Americans,” @wjm-air.bsky.social warns.
“Smartphones, laptops and other electronic toys are beyond the financial reach of quite a few Americans,” @wjm-air.bsky.social warns.
January 20, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Travel companies want to charge you to speak with a person over a bot — a move that will disproportionally impact those who cannot access tech easily.
“Smartphones, laptops and other electronic toys are beyond the financial reach of quite a few Americans,” @wjm-air.bsky.social warns.
“Smartphones, laptops and other electronic toys are beyond the financial reach of quite a few Americans,” @wjm-air.bsky.social warns.
As utility companies cater to win Big Tech data center deals, costs are getting pushed onto consumers.
"But if companies offer artificial intelligence data centers a break on costs, to attract their business, that cost could get shifted onto residential consumers.”
"But if companies offer artificial intelligence data centers a break on costs, to attract their business, that cost could get shifted onto residential consumers.”
January 20, 2026 at 3:19 PM
As utility companies cater to win Big Tech data center deals, costs are getting pushed onto consumers.
"But if companies offer artificial intelligence data centers a break on costs, to attract their business, that cost could get shifted onto residential consumers.”
"But if companies offer artificial intelligence data centers a break on costs, to attract their business, that cost could get shifted onto residential consumers.”
“The mechanisms we had as a government for helping get financing to smaller home builders have really deteriorated over time."
Bharat Ramamurti encourages people check out @balancecraft.bsky.social's must-read paper on how local financing fell and Wall Street captured homebuilding👇
Bharat Ramamurti encourages people check out @balancecraft.bsky.social's must-read paper on how local financing fell and Wall Street captured homebuilding👇
January 16, 2026 at 3:52 PM
“The mechanisms we had as a government for helping get financing to smaller home builders have really deteriorated over time."
Bharat Ramamurti encourages people check out @balancecraft.bsky.social's must-read paper on how local financing fell and Wall Street captured homebuilding👇
Bharat Ramamurti encourages people check out @balancecraft.bsky.social's must-read paper on how local financing fell and Wall Street captured homebuilding👇