New disclosures from acting officials Brian Boynton and Elizabeth Prelogar show a mountain of big-business clients.
Revolving Door Project
Posted inEconomic Policy
Plumbing the Depths at the SEC
It’s not enough to just get a new progressive chair. All of the key staff positions are also worthy of attention.
Posted inDay One Agenda
$15 an Hour for Federal Contractors Is Great. A Union Is Better.
Biden could kick-start labor organizing, without approval from Congress.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Biden Needs to Fire the FBI Director
Trump-appointed FBI director Chris Wray cannot be trusted to handle the continued surge in white supremacist violence and terror.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Place Human Lives Over Pharma’s Property Rights
The Biden administration is divided over whether to waive trade protections for Big Pharma—with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo as a key industry ally.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Biden’s Budget Should Build Back Even Better
The president’s budget is a welcome reversal of a decade of budget cuts, but it falls short of fully revitalizing the federal government.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Janet Yellen’s Blind Spot on Regulation
The Treasury secretary has made a number of concerning statements and failed to take action on a number of regulatory challenges.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Toward a Conflict-of-Interest-Free West Wing
Incomplete disclosures from Biden’s staff raise as many questions as they answer.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
John Kerry Must Choose: Wall Street or the Planet
Biden’s global climate change envoy shouldn’t count on the banks to end their investments in fossil fuels.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Will Financial Regulators Act on Climate?
Lael Brainard and Janet Yellen have been talking the talk about climate risk, but not translating that into meaningful action.
