Hello,
Today, more than ever, Americans across party lines are frustrated by politics, by high prices, by corporate impunity, and because they sense — correctly — the economic liberties that make up the foundation of this country’s core promises are under threat.
Since its founding in 2020, one of the hallmarks of Economic Liberties has been timely, accessible content that breaks down monopoly abuse and, more importantly, how policymakers can fix it. That’s why we’re excited to announce The Economic Populist, a new weekly newsletter from the American Economic Liberties Project, to shed light on how anti-monopoly policy impacts our daily lives and to provide a home for our community to engage, learn, and connect.
We’re launching this now because our growing antimonopoly movement to build fairer, freer markets needs a place to gather, exchange information, strategize and, yes, make a few friends along the way. Think of this newsletter as not just a peak into the conversations happening inside Economic Liberties, but as an opportunity to take part in them. We are inviting you to read, learn, and share your ideas with us and other anti-monopoly thinkers, practitioners, business people, artists, and more. It’s a way to connect and partner with both us and with each other.
You’ll hear from us twice a week: an in-depth look at a key issue, and a quick end-of-week roundup of the biggest news in economic and regulatory policy. You can read our first piece — which details how healthcare middlemen like pharmacy benefit managers use and abuse their power to hurt consumers, independent pharmacists, and local communities — to get a sense of this effort. You’ll hear — and learn — from members of our team, outside experts, journalists and each other.
I hope you’ll join us. Together, we can take on corporate power and build an economy that works for everyone.
Thank you for being a part of this work.
Best,
Nidhi Hegde
Interim Executive Director
