Billionaire chief of staff Jeffrey Zients epitomizes a campaign that has been less than forceful about the rally of capital to Donald Trump’s side.
Jeffrey Zients
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Biden Is Losing Not With a Bang but a Whimper
Where’s Dark Brandon when you need him?
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Critical Tests for the Biden Administration’s New Team
If the new chief of staff and National Economic Council Director want to prove that they aren’t diverting the administration back to a neoliberal footing, here are a few options.
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Julie Su as Labor Secretary Is a Three-Fer
Today on TAP: She opens space for Biden to name someone better than Lael Brainard to head the NEC.
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The Myth of Jeffrey Zients
There is no reason to trust a longtime corporate stooge to serve as President Biden’s chief of staff.
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Is Kevin McCarthy’s Secret Weapon Joe Biden?
Today on TAP: Biden has a history of needlessly capitulating to Republicans in budget negotiations. His new chief of staff, Jeff Zients, is even worse.
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The Corporate Past of Jeffrey Zients
The administration’s highest-ranking COVID official built his wealth through billing practices that have been alleged as fraud, triggering hundreds of millions in fines.
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Fire Jeff Zients
Biden’s COVID czar has gone from ‘Mr. Fix-It’ to grim reaper, steering the administration’s pandemic response to catastrophic lows.
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How to Vaccinate the World
There’s a lot more the Biden administration can do to stop the pandemic—like no more kowtowing to pharma.
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Does Jeffrey Zients Have the Private-Sector Experience We Want in Government?
In an age of financialization and monopoly, ‘private-sector experience’ too often translates into those who successfully plunder for profit.