American Economic Liberties Project

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American Economic Liberties Project
FormationFebruary 2020
Executive Director
Sarah Miller
Websitehttps://www.economicliberties.us/

The American Economic Liberties Project (AELP) is an American non-profit organization that advocates for corporate accountability legislation and aggressive enforcement of antitrust regulations.[1][2]

History and leadership[]

The AELP was founded in February 2020[3] and is led by Sarah Miller, a former Department of the Treasury official.[4] The AELP is funded in part by the Omidyar Network.[5][6]

Activities[]

The AELP favors stronger antitrust laws at both the federal and state level.[7] The organization praised the nominations of Lina Khan to serve on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)[8] and of Jonathan Kanter to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division.[9]

In 2021, the AELP wrote to the Department of Justice in favor of criminal investigations into Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Meta chief operating Sheryl Sandberg. The letter accused Meta executives of engaging in an "apparently routine practice of defrauding advertisers and investors, as well as engaging in insider trading".[10][11]

References[]

  1. ^ Brangham, William (March 25, 2021). "Tech heads testify on misinformation in the aftermath of Jan. 6 riots". PBS. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Biden's Antitrust Dream Team Could Mean Crackdown on Big Tech". govtech.com. Government Technology. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "About Us". American Economic Liberties Project. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  4. ^ McCabe, David (2020-02-11). "She Wants to Break Up Big Everything". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  5. ^ "American Economic Liberties Project". commondreams.org. Common Dreams. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  6. ^ McCabe, David (April 10, 2021). "Washington lobbyist leading the push to break up corporate monopolies". Irish Times. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  7. ^ "Big Tech Guide for State Lawmakers: Implement an "Abuse of Dominance" Standard for State Antitrust Law". American Economic Liberties Project. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  8. ^ Feiner, Lauren (2021-03-22). "Biden nominates tech critic Lina Khan to the FTC". CNBC. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  9. ^ Harding Mcgill, Margaret (November 16, 2021). "Senate confirms Biden DOJ antitrust chief". Axios.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Dayen, David (2021-11-02). "The Problem With Facebook Is Fraud". The American Prospect. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  11. ^ "Facebook Letter - Criminal Charges" (PDF). October 29, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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