The billionaire former mayor was tapped to chair the Defense Innovation Board, a go-between for the military and Silicon Valley.
Revolving Door Project
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Making the Next Coronavirus Vaccine Truly Public
The vaccine developed at the Walter Reed Army Institute should not be privatized for maximum profit.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Garland Has Yet to De-Trumpify His Office of Legal Counsel
The Department of Justice has failed to revise dubious decisions made to shield Trump from scrutiny.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Government Is Still Operating Under Trump’s Budget
Trump-era austerity for the regulatory state has been in place since Biden’s inauguration. That must end next month.
Posted inCoronavirus
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.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Merrick Garland Is Undermining the Biden Antitrust Strategy
By fighting over personnel to the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, the attorney general is prioritizing the status quo over the public good.
Posted inWorking in America
‘Trucking Action Plan’ Missing in Action
The White House effort on trucking is too focused on finding more drivers and not focused enough on making trucking jobs better.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice Is Perpetuating Climate Destruction
When the government’s lawyers defend fossil fuel interests, people and the planet pay the price.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Trump Officials Still Running Biden’s Justice Department
Two senior career staffers continue to work in Attorney General Merrick Garland’s office, and he’s shown no signs of doing anything about it.
Posted inTransportation
As Buttigieg Eyes a Presidential Run, His DOT Is Floundering
The transportation secretary has a major role to play in easing the supply chain crisis. Pete Buttigieg isn’t doing the job.