American Economic Liberties Project
@econliberties.bsky.social
The American Economic Liberties Project is fighting to realize economic liberty for all, in support of a secure, inclusive democratic society.
"How much can you fix affordability without demanding some type of accountability?"
Lina Khan explains that in order to lower costs we need to ensure powerful corporate actors responsible for driving up costs are held accountable👇
Lina Khan explains that in order to lower costs we need to ensure powerful corporate actors responsible for driving up costs are held accountable👇
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
"How much can you fix affordability without demanding some type of accountability?"
Lina Khan explains that in order to lower costs we need to ensure powerful corporate actors responsible for driving up costs are held accountable👇
Lina Khan explains that in order to lower costs we need to ensure powerful corporate actors responsible for driving up costs are held accountable👇
Descriptions of real harms associated with loyalty programs can be found across the internet.
For The Economic Populist, Lee Hepner, Stephanie T. Nguyen, and Sophie Sahaf capture what shoppers are saying in their own words.👇
For The Economic Populist, Lee Hepner, Stephanie T. Nguyen, and Sophie Sahaf capture what shoppers are saying in their own words.👇
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Descriptions of real harms associated with loyalty programs can be found across the internet.
For The Economic Populist, Lee Hepner, Stephanie T. Nguyen, and Sophie Sahaf capture what shoppers are saying in their own words.👇
For The Economic Populist, Lee Hepner, Stephanie T. Nguyen, and Sophie Sahaf capture what shoppers are saying in their own words.👇
6/ The good news is states are starting to fight back.
California passed a landmark bill this year to end algorithmic price collusion, New York has banned algorithmic rent-fixing, and three new states have banned junk fees.
We’re tracking this momentum:
California passed a landmark bill this year to end algorithmic price collusion, New York has banned algorithmic rent-fixing, and three new states have banned junk fees.
We’re tracking this momentum:
November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
6/ The good news is states are starting to fight back.
California passed a landmark bill this year to end algorithmic price collusion, New York has banned algorithmic rent-fixing, and three new states have banned junk fees.
We’re tracking this momentum:
California passed a landmark bill this year to end algorithmic price collusion, New York has banned algorithmic rent-fixing, and three new states have banned junk fees.
We’re tracking this momentum:
5/ Junk fees allow companies to make prices appear lower than they actually are.
While the FTC passed a rule to make prices more transparent in ticketing and short-term lodging, junk fees can still be pervasive in other industries — from food delivery to health care and more.
While the FTC passed a rule to make prices more transparent in ticketing and short-term lodging, junk fees can still be pervasive in other industries — from food delivery to health care and more.
November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
5/ Junk fees allow companies to make prices appear lower than they actually are.
While the FTC passed a rule to make prices more transparent in ticketing and short-term lodging, junk fees can still be pervasive in other industries — from food delivery to health care and more.
While the FTC passed a rule to make prices more transparent in ticketing and short-term lodging, junk fees can still be pervasive in other industries — from food delivery to health care and more.
3/ When corporations leverage your data — from shopping history to financial status and more — to set individual costs, they’re using a tactic known as surveillance pricing.
The threat is real. Earlier this year, the FTC warned in a report companies are exploiting data to set personalized prices.
The threat is real. Earlier this year, the FTC warned in a report companies are exploiting data to set personalized prices.
November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
3/ When corporations leverage your data — from shopping history to financial status and more — to set individual costs, they’re using a tactic known as surveillance pricing.
The threat is real. Earlier this year, the FTC warned in a report companies are exploiting data to set personalized prices.
The threat is real. Earlier this year, the FTC warned in a report companies are exploiting data to set personalized prices.
"The 20th century model of housing abundance stood on many legs: decentralized lending, productive land use, and fierce competition between homebuilders, among other things."
@balancecraft.bsky.social and Kainoa Lowman break down our new paper's recommendations for how to restore it.👇
@balancecraft.bsky.social and Kainoa Lowman break down our new paper's recommendations for how to restore it.👇
November 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"The 20th century model of housing abundance stood on many legs: decentralized lending, productive land use, and fierce competition between homebuilders, among other things."
@balancecraft.bsky.social and Kainoa Lowman break down our new paper's recommendations for how to restore it.👇
@balancecraft.bsky.social and Kainoa Lowman break down our new paper's recommendations for how to restore it.👇
And parents that do end up buying in are facing new restrictions, like recording bans.
"...parents are forced to subscribe to these companies’ exclusive recording and streaming service, which can cost many times more than the streaming costs for professional sporting events."
"...parents are forced to subscribe to these companies’ exclusive recording and streaming service, which can cost many times more than the streaming costs for professional sporting events."
November 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
And parents that do end up buying in are facing new restrictions, like recording bans.
"...parents are forced to subscribe to these companies’ exclusive recording and streaming service, which can cost many times more than the streaming costs for professional sporting events."
"...parents are forced to subscribe to these companies’ exclusive recording and streaming service, which can cost many times more than the streaming costs for professional sporting events."
As private equity buys into the $40 billion youth sports industry, everyday families are being priced out.
"We have this affordability crisis, and youth sports are one of those things that’s becoming an activity only for the wealthy,”
@capitolkvd.bsky.social tells @lukewgoldstein.bsky.social
"We have this affordability crisis, and youth sports are one of those things that’s becoming an activity only for the wealthy,”
@capitolkvd.bsky.social tells @lukewgoldstein.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
As private equity buys into the $40 billion youth sports industry, everyday families are being priced out.
"We have this affordability crisis, and youth sports are one of those things that’s becoming an activity only for the wealthy,”
@capitolkvd.bsky.social tells @lukewgoldstein.bsky.social
"We have this affordability crisis, and youth sports are one of those things that’s becoming an activity only for the wealthy,”
@capitolkvd.bsky.social tells @lukewgoldstein.bsky.social
"We had several decades of elite impunity where if you... were in a C-suite, the government would go light on you."
"We were very clear that we were going to enforce the law in an even-handed way."
ICYMI: Lina Khan on her work as FTC chair holding corporate elites accountable👇
"We were very clear that we were going to enforce the law in an even-handed way."
ICYMI: Lina Khan on her work as FTC chair holding corporate elites accountable👇
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"We had several decades of elite impunity where if you... were in a C-suite, the government would go light on you."
"We were very clear that we were going to enforce the law in an even-handed way."
ICYMI: Lina Khan on her work as FTC chair holding corporate elites accountable👇
"We were very clear that we were going to enforce the law in an even-handed way."
ICYMI: Lina Khan on her work as FTC chair holding corporate elites accountable👇
"Donald Trump is delivering on housing and affordability the way that he delivered on the Epstein files."
The housing crisis, fueled by Wall Street "is the same story we see in most industries in America: it's just extraction."
The housing crisis, fueled by Wall Street "is the same story we see in most industries in America: it's just extraction."
November 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"Donald Trump is delivering on housing and affordability the way that he delivered on the Epstein files."
The housing crisis, fueled by Wall Street "is the same story we see in most industries in America: it's just extraction."
The housing crisis, fueled by Wall Street "is the same story we see in most industries in America: it's just extraction."
3/ As local lending collapsed and builders turned to capital-market financing, large publicly traded firms gained influence.
The number of single-family homebuilders fell by half from 2007–2012 — and despite partial recovery, remains far below early-2000s levels.
The number of single-family homebuilders fell by half from 2007–2012 — and despite partial recovery, remains far below early-2000s levels.
November 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
3/ As local lending collapsed and builders turned to capital-market financing, large publicly traded firms gained influence.
The number of single-family homebuilders fell by half from 2007–2012 — and despite partial recovery, remains far below early-2000s levels.
The number of single-family homebuilders fell by half from 2007–2012 — and despite partial recovery, remains far below early-2000s levels.
🏠📄NEW: Our latest paper — "Capital Crunch" — is OUT NOW!
The paper details the policy choices that created today’s financialized homebuilding industry, which bends to the will of Wall Street, restricting single-family home supply and raising prices. 👇
The paper details the policy choices that created today’s financialized homebuilding industry, which bends to the will of Wall Street, restricting single-family home supply and raising prices. 👇
November 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
🏠📄NEW: Our latest paper — "Capital Crunch" — is OUT NOW!
The paper details the policy choices that created today’s financialized homebuilding industry, which bends to the will of Wall Street, restricting single-family home supply and raising prices. 👇
The paper details the policy choices that created today’s financialized homebuilding industry, which bends to the will of Wall Street, restricting single-family home supply and raising prices. 👇
"We would have small businesses tell us that if they walked into a Walmart or a Costco the retail price at those stores is lower than the wholesale price that a small business is getting."
@linamkhan.bsky.social on the need to enforce the Robinson-Patman Act to stop price discrimination👇
@linamkhan.bsky.social on the need to enforce the Robinson-Patman Act to stop price discrimination👇
November 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
"We would have small businesses tell us that if they walked into a Walmart or a Costco the retail price at those stores is lower than the wholesale price that a small business is getting."
@linamkhan.bsky.social on the need to enforce the Robinson-Patman Act to stop price discrimination👇
@linamkhan.bsky.social on the need to enforce the Robinson-Patman Act to stop price discrimination👇
“The troops can't even fix their own stuff because of these contracts where it's gotta be repaired by the company or their subcontractor. It costs the public a lot of money. It hurts readiness for the troops."
Rep. Deluzio on the need to enact right to repair reforms for our military👇
Rep. Deluzio on the need to enact right to repair reforms for our military👇
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
“The troops can't even fix their own stuff because of these contracts where it's gotta be repaired by the company or their subcontractor. It costs the public a lot of money. It hurts readiness for the troops."
Rep. Deluzio on the need to enact right to repair reforms for our military👇
Rep. Deluzio on the need to enact right to repair reforms for our military👇
5/ But states can fight back against these secret subsidy deals:
➡️Ban NDAs in economic deals
➡️Abolish data center subsidies
➡️Require public hearings with full transparency ahead of votes.
➡️Release power and water data to the public
➡️Ban NDAs in economic deals
➡️Abolish data center subsidies
➡️Require public hearings with full transparency ahead of votes.
➡️Release power and water data to the public
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
5/ But states can fight back against these secret subsidy deals:
➡️Ban NDAs in economic deals
➡️Abolish data center subsidies
➡️Require public hearings with full transparency ahead of votes.
➡️Release power and water data to the public
➡️Ban NDAs in economic deals
➡️Abolish data center subsidies
➡️Require public hearings with full transparency ahead of votes.
➡️Release power and water data to the public
2/ Big Tech has secured billions in public subsidies for data centers, promising jobs and growth.
Instead, costs are getting passed onto consumers, barely any jobs are created, and operators often refuse to admit how much water they expect to use.
Instead, costs are getting passed onto consumers, barely any jobs are created, and operators often refuse to admit how much water they expect to use.
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
2/ Big Tech has secured billions in public subsidies for data centers, promising jobs and growth.
Instead, costs are getting passed onto consumers, barely any jobs are created, and operators often refuse to admit how much water they expect to use.
Instead, costs are getting passed onto consumers, barely any jobs are created, and operators often refuse to admit how much water they expect to use.
Packed house for Lina Khan at Crooked Con.
Lively discussion on the need to fight corporate power to lower costs, empower workers, and stop authoritarianism--and her work co-chairing @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's transition.
Lively discussion on the need to fight corporate power to lower costs, empower workers, and stop authoritarianism--and her work co-chairing @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's transition.
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Packed house for Lina Khan at Crooked Con.
Lively discussion on the need to fight corporate power to lower costs, empower workers, and stop authoritarianism--and her work co-chairing @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's transition.
Lively discussion on the need to fight corporate power to lower costs, empower workers, and stop authoritarianism--and her work co-chairing @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's transition.
Tech billionaire Marc Andreessen donated millions to support Trump.
Now, he's getting exactly what he hoped for.
Donald Trump's shuttering of the CFPB is a betrayal of American consumers — and a gift to corporate giants looking for a pardon.
Now, he's getting exactly what he hoped for.
Donald Trump's shuttering of the CFPB is a betrayal of American consumers — and a gift to corporate giants looking for a pardon.
November 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Tech billionaire Marc Andreessen donated millions to support Trump.
Now, he's getting exactly what he hoped for.
Donald Trump's shuttering of the CFPB is a betrayal of American consumers — and a gift to corporate giants looking for a pardon.
Now, he's getting exactly what he hoped for.
Donald Trump's shuttering of the CFPB is a betrayal of American consumers — and a gift to corporate giants looking for a pardon.
Live Nation's CFO said on an earnings call yesterday that he does not expect Live Nation-Ticketmaster to be broken up, "even if the DOJ prevails."
The comments come as Trump enforcers continue to settle key cases. The DOJ hasn't brought a single merger to court this year.
The comments come as Trump enforcers continue to settle key cases. The DOJ hasn't brought a single merger to court this year.
November 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Live Nation's CFO said on an earnings call yesterday that he does not expect Live Nation-Ticketmaster to be broken up, "even if the DOJ prevails."
The comments come as Trump enforcers continue to settle key cases. The DOJ hasn't brought a single merger to court this year.
The comments come as Trump enforcers continue to settle key cases. The DOJ hasn't brought a single merger to court this year.
ICYMI: Despite Trump's claims that the economy is doing well and that there's "No Inflation," Americans aren't falling for it.
"Americans are not fooled by Trump’s reality-show version of the economy," @helaineolen.bsky.social writes in @msnbc.com
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"Americans are not fooled by Trump’s reality-show version of the economy," @helaineolen.bsky.social writes in @msnbc.com
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October 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
ICYMI: Despite Trump's claims that the economy is doing well and that there's "No Inflation," Americans aren't falling for it.
"Americans are not fooled by Trump’s reality-show version of the economy," @helaineolen.bsky.social writes in @msnbc.com
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"Americans are not fooled by Trump’s reality-show version of the economy," @helaineolen.bsky.social writes in @msnbc.com
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Russell Vought's gutting of the CFPB has been devastating, with the majority of staff being fired and numerous enforcement actions against corporate wrong doers being dismissed.
Now Vought is saying he is shutting the agency down — a move numerous lawmakers are now questioning.
Now Vought is saying he is shutting the agency down — a move numerous lawmakers are now questioning.
October 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Russell Vought's gutting of the CFPB has been devastating, with the majority of staff being fired and numerous enforcement actions against corporate wrong doers being dismissed.
Now Vought is saying he is shutting the agency down — a move numerous lawmakers are now questioning.
Now Vought is saying he is shutting the agency down — a move numerous lawmakers are now questioning.
Hewlett-Packard is just one of the corporations funding Trumps $300M+ ballroom.
The move comes after HPE successfully got a merger with Juniper Networks approved — a controversy that resulted in the ousting of DOJ antitrust staff who challenged it.
The move comes after HPE successfully got a merger with Juniper Networks approved — a controversy that resulted in the ousting of DOJ antitrust staff who challenged it.
October 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Hewlett-Packard is just one of the corporations funding Trumps $300M+ ballroom.
The move comes after HPE successfully got a merger with Juniper Networks approved — a controversy that resulted in the ousting of DOJ antitrust staff who challenged it.
The move comes after HPE successfully got a merger with Juniper Networks approved — a controversy that resulted in the ousting of DOJ antitrust staff who challenged it.
NEW: A @nbcnews.com review of proposed data centers found that in the majority of cases officials signed NDAs — with 5 officials admitting the NDAs prevented them from sharing information with constituents.
“That violates a very fundamental norm of democracy," Pat Garofalo says.
“That violates a very fundamental norm of democracy," Pat Garofalo says.
October 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
NEW: A @nbcnews.com review of proposed data centers found that in the majority of cases officials signed NDAs — with 5 officials admitting the NDAs prevented them from sharing information with constituents.
“That violates a very fundamental norm of democracy," Pat Garofalo says.
“That violates a very fundamental norm of democracy," Pat Garofalo says.
Americans want an economy that puts people ahead of big corporations.
"Anything that empowers... the everyday person, is going to be a very popular message... it has to be centered on the person and making their life better and easier," @gallego.senate.gov said at our 2025 Summit.
"Anything that empowers... the everyday person, is going to be a very popular message... it has to be centered on the person and making their life better and easier," @gallego.senate.gov said at our 2025 Summit.
October 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Americans want an economy that puts people ahead of big corporations.
"Anything that empowers... the everyday person, is going to be a very popular message... it has to be centered on the person and making their life better and easier," @gallego.senate.gov said at our 2025 Summit.
"Anything that empowers... the everyday person, is going to be a very popular message... it has to be centered on the person and making their life better and easier," @gallego.senate.gov said at our 2025 Summit.
For The Economic Populist, @balancecraft.bsky.social has an analysis of the legal fallout from OpenAI's Sora 2 launch.
"Lawmakers and judges should not give tech oligarchs yet another free pass to trample on the rights of others at their whims."
"Lawmakers and judges should not give tech oligarchs yet another free pass to trample on the rights of others at their whims."
October 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
For The Economic Populist, @balancecraft.bsky.social has an analysis of the legal fallout from OpenAI's Sora 2 launch.
"Lawmakers and judges should not give tech oligarchs yet another free pass to trample on the rights of others at their whims."
"Lawmakers and judges should not give tech oligarchs yet another free pass to trample on the rights of others at their whims."