The Newsom administration’s decisions have repeatedly benefited the energy clients of the firm of his close lobbyist friend Jason Kinney.
Google Invests Billions in India as Modi and Allies Stage Corporate Takeover of Agriculture
In profiting from its India investments while not condemning the Modi government’s human rights abuses, Google & US Big Tech are validating the repression of protesters.
Creditors stalk Puerto Rico government’s real estate properties, including the Land Authority’s farms
Wall Street firms are turning to new and aggressive tactics to extract maximum profits from Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy process.
Acreedores al acecho de las propiedades inmuebles del gobierno, incluyendo las fincas de la Autoridad de Tierras
Las firmas de Wall Street están recurriendo a tácticas nuevas y agresivas en sus intentos de extraer ganancias en el proceso de quiebra de Puerto Rico
Energy Giant NRG Splurges on Powerful NY Lobbyists in Pursuit of Astoria Fracked-Gas Plant
NRG has paid an army of powerful lobbyists hundreds of thousands of dollars to push a proposed fracked-gas plant against community opposition.
Biden draws foreign policy team from military- and tech-tied consulting and private equity firms
Several of President-elect Biden’s foreign policy cabinet members, advisors, and White House staff come from arms industry-tied WestExec Advisors and Pine Island Capital
Biden’s “Nightmare” Climate Advisor is Connected to Energy Transition Team Members
A quarter of Biden’s energy transition team – including team head Arun Majumdar – have close ties to Ernest Moniz and the energy industry.
The Power Behind the Politicians
How can we find out who is bankrolling the politicians and organizations standing in the way of a full and fair vote count?
Rep. Chris Jacobs seeks to preempt key New York labor law, which could benefit his personal real estate business
Jacobs is seeking to preempt the Scaffold Law, a workplace safety law that the real estate industry has been trying to kill for decades.
Kirkland & Ellis: The Law Firm Behind the Trump-Barr Power Grab at the DOJ
Attorney General Bill Barr’s alarming expansion of political control at the DOJ in advance of the election is also a story of corporate capture: a single law firm, Kirkland & Ellis, has a revolving door monopoly on the highest ranks of the Department of Justice that deserves far more scrutiny.
Puerto Rico’s Act 22 Investors Bet on a Pierluisi and Romero Government
Wealthy elites benefiting from Puerto Rico austerity through the Act 22 tax break are betting on a Pierluisi and Romero government.
Los Inversionistas de la Ley 22 Apuestan a un Gobierno de Pierluisi y Romero
Las élites beneficiadas por la austeridad en Puerto Rico a través de las exenciones contributivas de la Ley 22 apuestan a un gobierno de Pierluisi y Romero.
Five Ways to Research Your University’s Fossil Fuel (and Other) Investments
Colleges and universities are good at hiding what specific industries and corporations they invest in, but here are some ways that divestment campaigns can find out this information.