The online, often predatory lending companies benefit from lower-income Americans needing emergency cash. That aligns with Summers’s concern trolling about an ‘overheated’ economy.
Money Politics & Power
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The DCCC’s Top Bundler Is an Oil Lobbyist
Zachary Pfister goes to bat for the American Petroleum Institute, the industry’s most powerful lobbying group.
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It’s Big Business as Usual for Biden’s Ambassadorship Picks
A Comcast lobbyist is the latest to snag a top diplomatic post.
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Eyeing Federal Infrastructure Windfall, Private Equity Courts Public Utilities
Bernhard Capital has pitched to take over management of municipal water and power systems. The federal infrastructure bill could help them.
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What Does Peter Thiel Want?
Inside the conservative tech investor’s play for the Senate
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Biden Advisers Ride on Pegasus Spyware
The NSO Group, now part of a Washington Post exposé, has for years enlisted powerful consultants to save its reputation.
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Right-Wing Group Exposes Colleagues Funded by Big Tech
A family-values organization has put together a browser extension that identifies Twitter users who have taken tech money.
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Pharma Companies Spend Billions More on Stock Buybacks Than Developing Drugs
House Oversight Committee report combats industry claims that lower drug prices would stifle innovation.
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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 inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court’s Inadequate Recusal Policy
Justice Amy Coney Barrett declined to recuse herself in a case involving a nonprofit that spent over $1 million getting her confirmed to the Supreme Court.
