Hi Friend,

I hope you and your friends and family are safe and well in these difficult times.

I’m reaching out today to share a major new report Economic Liberties just released called “The Courage to Learn: A Retrospective on Antitrust and Competition Policy During the Obama Administration and Framework for a New, Structuralist Approach.”

The goal of the report is to help policymakers and citizens learn from the severe institutional failures in antitrust and competition policy of the past and accelerate the turn to a fairer, more effective approach. The report examines the ideology, strategy, and records of key enforcement agencies and provides in-depth analyses of policy choices that shaped market structure and outcomes in industries from defense to health care to technology. We also include a comprehensive set of recommendations for Congress and the incoming Biden administration to consider, including bills Congress should pass and executive actions the new administration can take on Day One. 

At nearly 200 pages, it’s a massive piece of work. But with corporate concentration one of the root causes of so many of our country's key challenges – worsening inequality, stagnant wages, entrenched racial injustice, fragile supply chains, a fraying democracy, and the list goes on – we hope it provides crucial evidence and insight to catalyze major change in the direction we so urgently need.

To that end, we have worked to make this report accessible to everyone. Additionally, we’ve put together short primers on our website that cover several key sectors of the economy if you want to learn more about them. We hope you will take the time to read this report and continue to engage with us in the fight against corporate power. 

Warmly,

Sarah Miller

Executive Director