For the past 40 years\, large corporations have amassed increasing power over our economy\, and this consolidation h as had detrimental impacts on workers\, small business\, and our communiti es. In this presentation\, Morgan Harper and \;Pat Garofalo \;from American Economic Liberties Project will provide a brief overview of how we got to this point\, and policy changes at the local\, state\, and feder al levels that would address this issue and put our country on a more equi table course.
\nMorgan Harper is a Columbus resident\, lawyer and fo under \;of the grassroots organization\, Columbus Stand Up! She is a S enior Advisor to the American Economic Liberties Project. Previously\, she was a candidate to represent \;Ohio's Third Congressional District. M organ was also a Vice President at Local Initiatives Support Corporation\, the nation's largest community development financial institution\, and wo rked at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as a Senior Advisor to th e first Director. \;
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Pat Garofalo is director of state a
nd local policy at the American Economic Liberties Project. He is the auth
or of &ldquo\;The Billionaire Boondoggle: How Our Politicians Let Corporat
ions and Bigwigs Steal Our Money and Jobs\,&rdquo\; and the Boondoggle new
sletter on Substack. He was previously a journalist and editor at U.S. New
s &\; World Report\, ThinkProgress\, and TalkPoverty.org. \; \;