A Comcast lobbyist is the latest to snag a top diplomatic post.
corporate power
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
What Does Peter Thiel Want?
Inside the conservative tech investor’s play for the Senate
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
How Biden Can Reinvent Big Pharma
So it can’t buy off competitors to keep prices high
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Amazon Controls Virtually Everything You Watch
Amazon Web Services delivers almost all filmed media in the United States to your screen of choice. How are they leveraging that power?
Posted inDay One Agenda
Biden’s Back on the Day One Agenda
Executive actions on right to repair and noncompete agreements show the power of implementing existing laws that can help people.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Juul: Taking Academic Corruption to a New Level
The e-cigarette company bought an entire issue of a scholarly journal, with all the articles written by authors on its payroll, to ‘prove’ that its product has a public benefit.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Meet the Consulting Firm That’s Staffing the Biden Administration
WestExec represented major corporations throughout the Trump years. Now it’s in the White House.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Council Implementing New York’s Climate Law Is Stacked With Industry Executives
A top energy executive, whose firm is designing pro-gas talking points, has a seat at the table charting the state’s path to decarbonization.
Posted inBuilding Back America
The Infrastructure Success Story in Chattanooga
Some of the fastest broadband speeds in the world come from this Tennessee city’s public network. It could be replicated across the country.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How to Tax Multinational Corporations
There is no mystery. Governments just need to want to do it.