Joseph Hooley, board director of Liberty Mutual & former CEO of State Street, has joined the ExxonMobil board. This comes as climate organizers intensify their focus on the finance-fossil fuel nexus.
Wendy’s Billionaire Owner Hosts Trump’s Priciest Fundraiser to Date – While Still Refusing Farmworker Demands
Nelson Peltz, the hedge fund billionaire who owns Wendy’s, recently hosted Trump’s most expensive reelection fundraiser to date at his $136.4 million estate. Meanwhile, Wendy continues to turn its back on farmworker demands to join the Fair Food Program.
Not Just Exxon: Paul Weiss’s Addiction to Defending Rogue Corporate Actors
Law students are calling on Paul Weiss to #DropExxon as a legal client. From the Sacklers to Big Tobacco, the law firm has also defended a host of other toxic corporate actors.
Un Paraíso Fiscal Llamado Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico está en quiebra, pero el gobierno ha concedido $20 mil millones en exenciones contributivas mientras impone medidas de austeridad severas. Ahora sabemos quiénes se están beneficiando.
A Tax Haven Called Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is bankrupt, but the government has still conceded $20 billion in corporate tax breaks, even while imposing severe austerity measures. Now we know who is benefiting.
El Nuevo Pacto entre la Junta y los Fondos Buitre
El nuevo acuerdo de la Junta es una victoria para Wall Street. Recompensa a los fondos buitre y utiliza dinero que pudiera ser invertido en la recuperación del país mientras preserva los recortes a las pensiones.
The New Pact Between the Oversight Board and the Vulture Funds
Puerto Rico’s new debt agreement is a win for Wall Street. It rewards vulture funds and steers money away that could instead go towards recovery, all while pensions stand to take huge cuts.
Insurance-backed lobbying group attacking universal healthcare in NY is also funded by public hospital and cancer research center
Roswell Park Cancer Center and Erie County Medical Center belong to lobbying group working to protect health insurance profits
Why is the University of Michigan Financing the Billionaire Oilman Who’s Bankrolling the Texas Far Right?
The University of Michigan and Michigan State have tens of millions invested in the private equity fund that finances the business operations of Tim Dunn, the billionaire oilman who is bankrolling the Texas extreme right.
Museum and college donations help clean up Paul Saffrin’s image, but not the generations of pollution his company caused
Local institutions rehabilitate Tonawanda Coke owner’s image as the state considers public subsidies for developer who bought polluted site
Hedge Fund Billionaires Power New Democratic Super PAC
The group’s top donor has a history of backing Republicans.
The Earthquake and Banco Popular: How Puerto Rico’s Largest Bank Hinders a Just Recovery
Banco Popular is the largest owner of foreclosed homes in Puerto Rico and is profiting from austerity on the island. It should turn over its vacant residences to people displaced by the earthquake and return its austerity profits to the government for recovery efforts.
El Terremoto y el Banco Popular: Cómo el Banco Más Grande de Puerto Rico Obstruye una Recuperación Justa
El Banco Popular es el banco con la mayor cantidad de casas reposeídas en Puerto Rico y se lucra de las medidas de austeridad en la isla. Debería hacer disponible sus residencias vacantes para las personas desplazadas por el terremoto y devolverle al gobierno sus ganancias producto de la austeridad para los esfueros de recuperación.