The U.S. needs to move beyond its legacy of dithering on climate and set firm and meaningful targets on reducing carbon emissions.
Executive Branch
Posted inCabinet Watch
The Centerpiece Battle Over Financial Reform Remains Unsettled
The choice of comptroller of the currency will help demonstrate which wing of the Democratic Party will wield influence in the Biden administration.
Posted inCabinet Watch
Fintech Loves This Rumored Biden Nominee
A leading contender to run the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Michael Barr, has a particular cheering section among the shadiest of online financial operators.
Posted inCabinet Watch
The Chopra Gambit
The nominee for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director used his platform as a minority-party commissioner to build a profile. Democrats should do this more often.
Posted inDay One Agenda
Biden’s Actual Day One Agenda
The executive actions the incoming president plans to take over the next several days are a bit underweight.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Silicon Valley Takes the Battlespace
Through an obscure startup named Rebellion Defense, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt attempts to buy his way into the Biden White House.
Posted inCabinet Watch
Biden Must Close the Revolving Door Between BigLaw and Government
Representing corporate clients against the public interest isn’t the ideal training ground for Biden administration officials.
Posted inCabinet Watch
Another BlackRock Veteran Will Join the Biden Administration
Michael Pyle is set to become Kamala Harris’s chief economist. Pyle is not an economist.
Posted inCabinet Watch
How Education Secretary Nominee Miguel Cardona Works With Teachers
In Connecticut, Cardona’s school district engaged in an innovative labor-management partnership to improve outcomes.
