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Executive Branch
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Continuing Bid to Privatize Veterans’ Care
Disguised as an effort to reduce veteran suicide, the Improve Act has become a magnet for corporate influence.
Posted inEconomic Policy
When the Watchers’ Watchers Look the Other Way
The board charged with overseeing the firms that audit corporations has become a cushy landing place for Republican politicos averse to enforcing its rules.
Posted inBooks
Libel and the Presidency
ABC News Chief Legal Affairs Anchor Dan Abrams discusses his new book ‘Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense: The Courtroom Battle to Save His Legacy’ and how it resonates today.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Flummoxed! Asked About Infrastructure, Larry Kudlow Pleads Ignorance
The president’s chief economic adviser comes up short in remarks to infrastructure leaders in Washington.
Posted inDay One Agenda
How the Next President Can Transform the Economy
A president will appoint Federal Reserve governors, who have broad power to promote a stronger labor market.
Posted inDay One Agenda
Wait a Minute, Could John Roberts Block All of This?
How the Supreme Court might frustrate the effort to use statutory authority to advance a progressive agenda, and why the next president should follow through anyway
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Emoluments Clause Could Be a Tipping Point in Trump’s Downfall
The obstruction of justice documented in Mueller’s report has gotten more attention, but Trump’s profiting from his office is an open-and-shut impeachment count.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Reality Show President and His Acting Cabinet
In a government of yes-men and sycophants, the lunatic is king.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
What Trump Administration Corruption Lays Bare: Ineffectual Ethics Rules
Each day brings a new scandal in Trump’s administration, but the shocker is how little executive branch ethics officials can do to hold anyone accountable.
