econliberties.bsky.social
The American Economic Liberties Project is fighting to realize economic liberty for all, in support of a secure, inclusive democratic society.
👤 Joined on 05 October 2023
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@econliberties.bsky.socialWe were featured on @cnbc.com! Their segment, "Squawk Box," featured TCF’s research on how debt payments are eating into workers’ income gains. Watch here: www.cnbc.com/video/2026/1...
Show PostFire stations are paying more and waiting longer for new trucks. Why? A few big corporations bought up the fire truck industry and jacked up costs. That's not right. Corporate greed can't come before public safety.
Show PostFive corporations control 90% of the US media. Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Show PostA profound disappointment & major blow against any hope for democratic governance over our media system. Individual policymakers & media owners keep failing us, succumbing to perverse incentives. It's a systemic failure, requiring a structural overhaul of our entire media system from root to branch.
Show PostToday, billionaires yet again bribed, censored, and bullied their way to the top. As a result, a billionaire media company closely allied with the president will soon own one of its closest rivals, including some of the nation’s critical news outlets. Saudi Arabia will co-own those outlets, too.
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