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Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Five People Who Help Make or Break the Future of the Planet
Whether you want the Green New Deal or to Build Back Better, it will require a better FERC.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Biden’s Pick for FDA Could Squeak Through With Help From Pharma-Funded Republicans
Four Republicans with extensive ties to the pharmaceutical industry plan to support Robert Califf’s Senate confirmation.
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 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 inMoney, Politics, and Power
Will Biden’s FDA Be Led by a Pharma Guy?
Robert Califf—who’s worked and lobbied for the big drug companies—looks to be the front-runner for the job.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Who’s Really Running Justice?
Uncovering a long-running effort to obscure a BigLaw alum’s power within Garland’s DOJ
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
FERC Nominee Willie Phillips Has a Pro–Corporate Utility Record
In his time on D.C.’s Public Service Commission and before that as a corporate lawyer, Phillips consistently sided with utilities over the public interest.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Closing the Revolving Door in Antitrust
Economic consulting firms hire former officials to undermine antitrust efforts. Here’s how to stop that.
