Trump-era austerity for the regulatory state has been in place since Biden’s inauguration. That must end next month.
Revolving Door Project
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.
Posted inEducation in America
How Biden Can Protect Students From Predatory For-Profit Colleges
Yet the Departments of Education and Justice are contradicting themselves.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Gensler Punts in Fight Over Auditing Watchdog
The SEC chair installs a corporate defense lawyer to run the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
A Missing Link in the Fight Against the Climate Crisis
Under Trump and in the years of austerity, scientists fled the EPA and other agencies. The race to save the planet requires swift and extensive hiring policies.