The right’s climate denial means higher prices.
Revolving Door Project
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Does Kamala Harris Agree With Donald Trump About White House Nepotism?
Until 2017, presidents hiring close family members as staff was illegal.
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Big Fiscal or Big Business
If Harris wins, her chief of staff selection will determine whether she maintains a united front, or sides with corporate interests.
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Progressives Must Act Now to Shape Kamala Harris’s White House
Now is the time for progressives to weigh in on jobs that don’t require Senate confirmation.
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The Next Administration Can Stop the Government’s Endless Ethics Scandals
Federal officials of any kind should not be overseeing anything in which they have a direct financial interest.
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Corporate Polluters Still Want to Kill California’s Clean Air Regulations
Companies that belong to the California Trucking Association pay lip service to climate action, but CTA is suing to block the state’s clean fuels rule.
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What Kamala Harris Could Bring to the Justice Department
Harris has a notable record on an issue where the Biden administration hasn’t distinguished itself: polluter accountability.
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What We Talk About When We Talk About the Revolving Door
Bringing tech and finance executives into government because they are ‘the country’s smartest and hardest-working people’ is faintly ridiculous.
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Choosing the People Over the Billionaires
Kamala Harris has made some gestures in the direction of rejecting big-money entreaties. That’s the right move, but there’s more to be done.
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The Dangerous Authoritarian Gunning to Serve as Trump’s Grand Vizier
Russell Vought is rumored to be under consideration for chief of staff in a second Trump administration. This would be a disaster.