New disclosures from acting officials Brian Boynton and Elizabeth Prelogar show a mountain of big-business clients.
revolving door
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 inMoney, Politics, and Power
A Most Admired Diplomat, Gone Corporate
Nicholas Burns, Biden’s likely ambassador to China, is entangled in tech and the arms business.
Posted inTAP
Biden’s Unforced Error: Naming Sarah Bianchi to a Top China Job
Today on TAP: A baffling choice for USTR
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The End of the Insider Party Network
The pipeline from corporate America and Democratic insider circles into government is being challenged.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
His ‘Invaluable’ Perspective Was Worth $100,000
Why Silicon Valley hired Biden Mideast adviser Brett McGurk
Posted inTAP
Another Sketchy Biden Appointment: Bianchi to USTR
Today on TAP: The old team of corporate Dems is not going quietly
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 inMoney, Politics, and Power
Thinker, Tanker, Scholar, Consultant
Every former policymaker in Washington is an academic, a researcher, and an adviser to big business.
Posted inAmerica and the World
How the Pentagon Accidentally Funnels Millions to Iraqi Militia Groups It’s Also Fighting
Leaked documents reveal that the defense contractor Sallyport enriched companies connected to Iranian-backed death squads.
