William Barr, Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, has been paid millions by the corporate world that he’ll now be tasked to oversee.
Wealthy Cuomo donors are poised to profit from New York State cannabis legalization
Andrew Cuomo promised to empower poor communities – but who will reap the financial benefits of cannabis legalization?
Five Things Activists Should Know About the Weymouth Compressor Station
Big bank backing, a rushed health impact assessment, and well-connected lobbyists are pushing a controversial fracked gas project near Boston through the regulatory process.
Isla Deuda: Wall Street tiene en la mirilla 40 años de ganancias a expensas de Puerto Rico
La deuda de Puerto Rico está siendo restructurada – y los acuerdos hechos prometen décadas de pagos de los puertorriqueños a los billonarios de Wall Street
Debt Island: Wall Street Closes in on 40 Years of Profit at Puerto Rico’s Expense
Puerto Rico’s debt is being restructured – and the deals being made promise to leave Puerto Ricans paying back Wall Street billionaires for decades.
Big Oil Hired Jerry Brown’s Close Friend to Lobby Him For Years – With Results
Oil companies paid a close friend of Jerry Brown’s over a million dollars to lobby him on behalf of their interests. The result? Watered down regulation and vetoes that benefited Big Oil.
Chemical weapons profiteers sit on the boards of major art and cultural institutions
Warren B. Kanders and David Rubenstein are super-wealthy executives who profit off of sales of tear gas that is being used at the US-Mexico border and around the world – and they also sit on the boards of major arts and cultural institutions.
The COFINA Agreement, Part 2: Profits for the Few
Even after a “haircut” on COFINA bonds, Wall Street vulture funds and their army of lawyers and lobbyists stand to make hundreds of millions of dollars through Puerto Rico’s debt restructuring.
El Acuerdo de COFINA, Parte 2: Las Ganancias de los Pocos
A pesar de los recortes en los bonos de COFINA, los fondos buitres de Wall Street, con sus ejércitos de abogados y cabilderos, estarán haciendo cientos de millones de dólares mediante el acuerdo de restructuración de la deuda de Puerto Rico.
El Acuerdo de COFINA, Parte 1: El Primer Plan de 40 Años
En Puerto Rico, la deuda de COFINA está siendo restructurada y los bonistas de Wall Street están asegurando miles de millones en ganancias.
The COFINA Agreement, Part 1: The First 40 Year Plan
Puerto Rico’s COFINA debt is being restructured, and Wall Street bondholders stand to rake in billions from the deal. (This is part one of a two-part series on the debt restructuring deal).
Why are NYC Republican Elites Enabling Far-Right Violence?
These NYC Republican elites fashion themselves as “moderates.” So why are they embracing and enabling far-right, violent white nationalists?
Ryan Zinke, Oil & Gas CEOs Headline “Consumer” Energy Summit in Pennsylvania
The fossil fuel industry held a “consumer” conference in Pennsylvania with Ryan Zinke, just after it released a sham report. Why is the media reporting on these astroturf efforts so uncritically?