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Will the New U.S. Trade Rep Be Hobbled by Lobbyists?
Despite the appointment of a progressive, Katherine Tai, to the top slot, Big Tech hopes to insert allies as her deputies.
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Where We’re at on Biden’s Cabinet Picks
A roundup of the latest on who will be joining the administration
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Will Big Tech Take Over Trade Policy?
Katherine Tai is the leading candidate to head USTR. Will she be undermined by the appointment of industry lobbyists to key jobs just below her?
Posted inBooks
The Power of Ideas and the Idea of Power
The progressives won the debate about whether there is a power elite. Now they need to keep the corporate elite from destroying what’s left of our democracy.
Posted inPolitics
Why Is Biden Raising Millions in Corporate Cash for a Virtual Inauguration?
The Presidential Inaugural Committee will allow individual donations up to $500,000 and corporate donations up to $1 million. For what?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Lucrative Afterlife of a Trump Official
Trump’s former appointees are profiting from their time in the White House—H.R. McMaster most of all.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
A Bright Spot Amid Biden’s Middle-of-the-Road Approach
On antitrust and Big Tech, advocates changed the conversation. That has invalidated the same old corporate-friendly personnel.
Posted inTAP
The Long-Running Search for Amazon’s Conscience
Today on TAP: Amazon workers deserve a union
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Three Questions Facing the Likely Next Secretary of Defense
Will Michèle Flournoy head the Pentagon after shadow lobbying and working for defense contractors?
