American Economic Liberties Project

What American Economic Liberties Project does

American Economic Liberties Project (AELP) is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, non-partisan policy research and advocacy organization founded in 2020 to combat concentrated corporate power in the United States. The organization operates as a think-tank-style advocacy group, developing ideas, engaging directly with federal and state policymakers and the media, and collaborating with unions, academics, small business owners, and activists across a cross-ideological coalition. Its work spans antitrust enforcement, competition policy, and structural economic reform across multiple sectors including healthcare, Big Tech, utilities, finance, trade, housing, and live entertainment.

AELP's core products are research outputs and campaigns rather than commercial technology. Deliverables include long-form policy papers (Capital Crunch, How to Fix Flying, Rate of Return Equals Cost of Capital, Reshoring and Restoring: CHIPS Implementation), policy toolkits (Tools For Reining in Monopoly Utilities, HHS Policy Recommendations), litigation-tracking resources (Big Tech On Trial, Morgan's Monopoly Digest), sector-specific briefs (The Case Against Live Nation-Ticketmaster, UnitedHealth Group Is a Bank, Within Earshot), and flagship campaigns (Break Up Big Medicine, with ~70,000 supporters). The organization convenes an annual Anti-Monopoly Summit in Washington, D.C. and runs regular virtual and in-person policy briefings. There is no proprietary technology platform; all publications are distributed as free PDFs through the website, and grassroots mobilization is enabled through an ActBlue donation infrastructure.

Revenue is derived entirely from donations and grants; AELP is structured as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization and does not sell products or services. The organization employed approximately 32 staff as of the data period and reaches audiences through a multi-channel mix of direct digital publishing, email, social media, earned media placements in outlets such as Democracy Journal and the Washington Post, and coalition-driven distribution through partner organizations.

Name

American Economic Liberties Project

Legal name

American Economic Liberties Project

Website

https://economicliberties.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The American Economic Liberties Project is a Washington, D.C. non-profit, non-partisan policy research and advocacy organization, founded in 2020, that produces research, campaigns, and policy tools to combat concentrated corporate power across healthcare, technology, utilities, trade, and finance for policymakers, journalists, and the public.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Antitrust Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

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Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Government Accountability, Ethics & Anti-Corruption Advocacy (BPAGAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Consumer Rights & Public Interest Advocacy (BPAGAFAK)

Keywords

• Antitrust policy research
• Anti-monopoly advocacy
• Competition policy think tank
• Monopoly reform research
• Public policy advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The American Economic Liberties Project is a non-profit, non-partisan policy and advocacy organization that develops ideas, engages with federal and state policymakers and the media, and collaborates with a broad range of stakeholders to dismantle concentrated economic power. It produces research reports, policy briefs, toolkits, fact sheets, trackers, and campaigns focused on antitrust and monopoly issues across healthcare, technology, finance, utilities, trade, and live events, and convenes stakeholders through events such as the annual Anti-Monopoly Summit.

Product overview

The American Economic Liberties Project is a non-profit, non-partisan policy and advocacy organization that develops ideas, engages with policymakers and the media, and collaborates with stakeholders to dismantle concentrated economic power. The organization produces research reports, policy briefs, campaigns, and events focused on antitrust and monopoly issues across various sectors including healthcare, technology, finance, utilities, and trade. Their work products include campaign initiatives (like Break Up Big Medicine), research publications (Capital Crunch, CHIPS Implementation analysis), policy toolkits (Utilities Toolkit), tracking resources (Big Tech On Trial), and annual events (Anti-Monopoly Summit). The organization functions as a think-tank and advocacy group rather than a commercial product company.

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Products and services

• Break Up Big Medicine Campaign A nationwide campaign uniting opposition to consolidated healthcare conglomerates, private equity, and middlemen over healthcare access and costs, directed at policymakers and the public.
• Big Tech On Trial A tracking resource documenting six key federal and state antitrust cases pending against Big Tech firms and mapping each step of the litigation.
• Capital Crunch Report A research paper analyzing how the fall of local finance and the rise of shareholder primacy warped single-family homebuilding in America, with policy recommendations for reform.
• The Case Against Live Nation-Ticketmaster A legal policy brief outlining how antitrust enforcers can restore competition in the live events industry.
• Tools For Reining in Monopoly Utilities A comprehensive toolkit for state lawmakers to rein in monopoly utility practices, including model policies and implementation guidance.
• Prohibiting Surveillance Prices and Wages A research report calling on state lawmakers and enforcers to ban discriminatory surveillance price- and wage-setting and to leverage existing laws to rein in illegal conduct.
• Reshoring and Restoring: CHIPS Implementation An industrial policy paper analyzing CHIPS Act implementation for rebuilding domestic semiconductor industry competitiveness.
• Morgan's Monopoly Digest A monthly digest covering recent developments in antitrust and monopoly policy, hosted by Director of Policy and Advocacy Morgan Harper.
• 2025 Anti-Monopoly Summit The organization's annual flagship event bringing together policymakers, academics, journalists, and activists to address concentrated corporate power.
• UnitedHealth Group Is a Bank A policy brief analyzing UnitedHealth Group's financial practices and offering recommendations to protect independent physician practices from predatory lending.
• HHS Policy Recommendations A policy memo outlining how the Department of Health and Human Services can combat consolidated corporate power in healthcare.
• Rate of Return Equals Cost of Capital A policy paper showing how investor-owned utilities overcharge ratepayers and offering concrete recommendations to ensure rates are fair and aligned with public interest.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• The Century FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Break Up Big Medicine campaign and event. The Century Foundation is a progressive think tank focused on economic security, healthcare, and democracy issues.
• Farm ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-signed letters to FTC and DOJ on agricultural antitrust issues including Koch Industries' acquisition of OCI Global's stake in the Iowa Fertilizer Company.
• Rethink TradecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomic Liberties hosts Rethink Trade initiative focused on trade policy analysis and reform, producing reports on USMCA outcomes and tariff policy.
• Fordham Law Professor Zephyr TeachoutminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerZephyr Teachout, Fordham Law Professor and Economic Liberties board member, co-authored the Prohibiting Surveillance Prices and Wages report.
• Simonsen Sussman LLPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner Shaoul Sussman co-speaker at Bending the Knee event on corruption in the Trump era.
• AI Now InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-authored the Prohibiting Surveillance Prices and Wages report with AI Now Institute's co-Executive Director Sarah Myers West.
• Groundwork CollaborativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExecutive Director Lindsay Owens co-authored the Prohibiting Surveillance Prices and Wages report.
• Towards JusticeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExecutive Director David Seligman co-authored the Prohibiting Surveillance Prices and Wages report.
• University of California, Irvine School of LawminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessor Veena Dubal from UC Irvine co-authored the Prohibiting Surveillance Prices and Wages report.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Center for American Progress: Major progressive policy think tank producing economic, antitrust, and corporate accountability research. Significantly larger than AELP and broader in issue scope, but a comparable target audience and policy engagement model.
• Consumer Reports: Established consumer advocacy organization with antitrust and corporate accountability work. Comparable consumer-protection mission though primarily known for product testing and ratings rather than policy research.
• New America Foundation: Large DC-based think tank with antitrust and platform accountability programs. Broader policy remit but a comparable research-and-advocacy model serving policymakers and the media.
• U.S. PIRG: Federation of state Public Interest Research Groups running consumer protection and anti-monopoly campaigns. Comparable grassroots mobilization and policy advocacy model but with a state-based federation structure rather than centralized DC operation.
• Public Citizen: Long-established consumer advocacy and public interest organization with broad issue coverage including antitrust and corporate accountability. Larger and more diversified than AELP but pursues similar pro-competition, anti-monopoly objectives.

Emerging players

• Revolving Door Project: Accountability-focused organization monitoring executive branch ethics and corporate influence on government. Adjacent to AELP's corporate-power-and-government-corruption framing though narrower on regulatory agency capture.
• Tech Oversight Project: Focused advocacy organization targeting Big Tech antitrust and accountability. Shares AELP's technology-focused case-tracking work (e.g., Big Tech On Trial) but narrower in sector scope.
• Demand Progress: Digital advocacy organization running grassroots campaigns on corporate accountability and tech policy. Comparable online mobilization model to AELP's 70,000+ supporter base though primarily digital-first rather than research-driven.

Direct peers

• Open Markets Institute: Direct peer as a DC-based anti-monopoly think tank producing research and advocacy on corporate concentration across tech, finance, and agriculture. Highly comparable mission, target audience (policymakers and media), and cross-sector issue portfolio.
• Roosevelt Institute: Progressive economic policy think tank producing research on monopoly power, labor, and financial reform. Overlaps with AELP on antitrust framing, congressional engagement, and cross-ideological economic liberty framing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

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