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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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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 22d
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:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY2G...
Day 2: The 2025 Anti-Monopoly Summit
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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 6h
Read the full post here: economicpopulist.substack.com/p/as-microso...
As Microsoft Once Again Hikes XBox Prices, Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley Goes in the Judicial Hall of Shame
Since her dismissal of Lina Khan's Microsoft-Activision merger challenge, monopoly abuses have piled up.
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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 6h
NEW: For The Economic Populist, @ashleynowicki.bsky.social takes stock of how gamers have fared since a judge dismissed
@linamkhan.bsky.social's challenge to the Microsoft-Activision merger.
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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 1d
Full statement: www.economicliberties.us/press-releas...
Economic Liberties Applauds California’s New Statewide Ban on Algorithmic Price Fixing - Economic Liberties Applauds California’s New Statewide Ban on Algorithmic Price Fixing
Following news that California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 325 (Aguiar-Curry), the Preventing Algorithmic Price Fixing Act — a bill that strengthens the state’s antitrust laws to fight collusi...
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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 1d
🚨ALGORITHMIC PRICE-FIXING BANNED IN CA!

This bill is a nation-leading effort to bring CA antitrust law into the digital era — and plainly states that rigging markets via code is no different than rigging markets in a smoky back room.

More in our statement on the signing of AB 325👇
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TechEquity @techequity.bsky.social · 1d
AB 325 modernizes California’s antitrust laws to address algorithmic price fixing, closing loopholes that corporations have exploited to drive up the cost of living for Californians.

www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/06/g...

@catherinebracy.com @economicsecurityproject.org @econliberties.bsky.social
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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 1d
CA just banned price fixing via algorithm across the economy!

As corporations weaponize this technology to rip off consumers and hurt competition it's great to see @governor.ca.gov sign AB 325 to stop this practice!

Here's our own Lee Hepner testifying in support of the bill earlier this year👇
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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 1d
🚨HUGE win to strengthen antitrust law in CA last night🚨

The Governor just signed Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry's AB 325, an economy-wide ban on price-fixing algorithms, into law!

A great example of a state policymakers stepping up to protect their communities from predatory practices. 👏
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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 2d
Bailouts aren't sufficient. To help our farmers, we must enforce antitrust laws.

"We have got to start enforcing antitrust laws... Because without competition, we don't have a free market," says farmer Adam Chappell.
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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 6d
"[Radical transformation] happens at moments like this, when we say, 'monopoly is wrong and we need our lawmakers at a state level, at a municipal level, at a federal level to actually take action."

ICYMI: Matt Stoller last week on @velshimsnbc.bsky.social 📺👇
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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 7d
Read it here:
economicpopulist.substack.com/p/wisconsin-...
Wisconsin Dental Merger Is a Kick in the Teeth for Patients and Dentists Alike
Dentistry is simply further back on the same vertical integration curve as medicine.
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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 7d
NEW: A concerning insurer-practice group merger is "a harbinger of things to come for the broader oral care industry unless policymakers crack down."

Theodore Stern in the latest from The Economic Populist.👇
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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 7d
"We’re at an inflection point," @wjm-air.bsky.social tells Senators at a hearing on competition in aviation.

"Congress needs to investigate the failures of deregulation – and, just as it did 50 years ago, hear from the public, not just airline executives and their lobbyists.
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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 8d
Don't miss @wjm-air.bsky.social and @ganeshsitaraman.bsky.social as they testify at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on competition in the airline industry.

Tune in at 2:30PM EST⬇️
www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-ac...
Examining Competition in America's Skies | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 9d
"You have three corporate executives who the federal government has alleged to have taken $1.5 billion from the pockets of consumers, getting away with what amounts to a legal parking ticket."

@bedoyausa.bsky.social on the FTC's settlement that essentially let Amazon executives off the hook.
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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 9d
“It's not just that American's don't feel like they have control over their lives, they absolutely feel like these Big Tech companies are pulling the strings in terms of what legislation is passed."

ICYMI: @balint.house.gov at our Summit earlier this month on Big Tech's influence.
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Lori Wallach @wallachlori.bsky.social · 11d
Sorry, can't do my usual "translation" of what Trump's latest tariffs mean. There is no Executive Order, Section 232 determination or other official policy doc. Just Truth Social posts. BUT, to make us less reliant on imported medicine, the generics...🧵
Trump's pharma tariffs arrive by way of Truth, offering 'relief' to many large drugmakers: analyst
The biopharma industry has spent much of this year grappling with fast-moving changes related to the Trump administration's trade policies. On Thursday, without warning, came another jolt. | The 100% ...
www.fiercepharma.com
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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 14d
As passenger protections get tossed out, @wjm-air.bsky.social, at our Summit last week, broke down how the Trump admin is checking off big airline lobbyists' wish list.

"They basically asked that the DOT virtually get rid of every single passenger protection we have... for airlines.”
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Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 16d
Join us on Thursday, September, 25th at 11:00 AM (ET)

For a webinar to discuss USMCA’s Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) outcomes. This is a first comprehensive analysis of all RRM cases showing both the wins and fixes needed for RRMs to deliver on its goals.

RSVP: rethinktrade.org/events/usmca...
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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 15d
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...
The U.S. promised fliers better passenger rights. What happened?
The Transporation Department has rescinded a proposal to expand compensation for flight cancellations and significant delays.
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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 15d
“The fact that it’s treated as such a pie in the sky idea … speaks to how dysfunctional we are in this country in how we view consumer protections."

ICYMI: @wjm-air.bsky.social calls out the Trump admin tossing out consumer protection rules in favor of big airline lobbyists.
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 22d
Great to join the @econliberties.bsky.social at the 2025 Anti-Monopoly Summit this morning!

Corporate power and consolidation is out of control. Massive corporations and billionaires are only getting richer while working families continue to get screwed over.

It’s time to put working people first.
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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 22d
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:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY2G...
Day 2: The 2025 Anti-Monopoly Summit
YouTube video by Economic Liberties
www.youtube.com
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Joseph Jerome @joejerome.com · 23d
Fantastic back and forth between Roger Alford and Doha Mekki on all the ways Judge Mehta failed to understand the situation on the ground in search and generative AI.
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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 23d
🚨TODAY: The Anti-Monopoly Summit is beginning at 1pm ET!

If you're not attending in person, you can still tune in LIVE to day 1 of #AMS2025 here👇
www.youtube.com/live/AXzBofa...
DAY 1: The 2025 Anti-Monopoly Summit
YouTube video by Economic Liberties
www.youtube.com
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Tech Oversight Project @techoversight.bsky.social · 23d
At the @econliberties.bsky.social Anti-Monopoly Summit, @chrismurphyct.bsky.social called out Big Tech's predatory product designs for damaging our social fabric. "These technology companies are building capacities, perfecting capacities that are designed to keep people addicted to the internet.”
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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 23d
🚨TODAY: The Anti-Monopoly Summit is beginning at 1pm ET!

If you're not attending in person, you can still tune in LIVE to day 1 of #AMS2025 here👇
www.youtube.com/live/AXzBofa...
DAY 1: The 2025 Anti-Monopoly Summit
YouTube video by Economic Liberties
www.youtube.com
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