One of the biggest speculators on Puerto Rico’s debt remained unknown until last week. Here’s an inside account of how the Baupost Group was outed. …
Eyes on the Ties’ Friday Fossil Fuel Runoff – October 20, 2017
Vol. 1, No. 3 Welcome to Eyes on the Ties’ Friday Fossil Fuel Runoff! This weekly series highlights the power relationships behind recent developments in the oil and gas industry. We include links to the week’s stories in oil and gas news with important context from LittleSis, including power maps made by the LittleSis community …
Pentagon Profiteers: Trump Nominee to No. 3 Post is Lockheed Martin Executive
Trump’s Nominee to the No. 3 Position in the Pentagon is a top Lockheed Martin executive — another victory for the military-industrial complex’s revolving door. …
Eyes on the Ties’ Friday Fossil Fuel Runoff – October 13, 2017
This week: EPA news, Pilgrim Pipeline resistance, conflicts around Enbridge’s Atlantic Bridge Gas Project, and more! …
Eyes on the Ties’ Friday Fossil Fuel Runoff – October 6, 2017
This week: Atlantic Coast Pipeline developments, big subsidies for fracking, government-led fossil fuel advocacy group head steps down, and more! …
Pro-Atlantic Coast Pipeline Op-Ed Fails to Disclose Funding from Duke Energy
A pro-Atlantic Coast Pipeline op-ed was written by a Duke Energy-funded author. But the op-ed fails to disclose this. …
“We Were Interested in Regime Change”: An Interview with Courtland Cox on SNCC, Research, and Building for Power
SNCC veteran Courtland Cox talks to Eyes on the Ties about the role of power research in building for power …
Immigration Protest Targets Concessions Magnate & Trump Donor Jeremy Jacobs
The protest at Delaware North headquarters highlighted Jeremy Jacobs’ ties to ICE in Buffalo. But the Delaware North empire stretches far beyond western New York. …
Eyes on the Ties’ Fracketeer of the Month: Stephen Schwarzman
Blackstone Group CEO Stephen Schwarzman has bet billions of dollars on the oil and gas industry, buying interests in drilling fields, fracking companies, major pipeline projects, power plants and export facilities. If Trump continues to make good on his pledge to expand fracking and pipeline infrastructure, Blackstone’s oil and gas bets could prove incredibly lucrative for Schwarzman, whose $425 million 2016 pay package mainly came in the form of stock dividends. …
LittleSis’s Oligrapher for Beginners
Oligrapher is a tool for visualizing networks of influence and power. Here is how you can get started using it. …
After Charlottesville, Will Trump’s CEO Councils Break with Him?
Four CEOs have broken with Trump after his failure to promptly and directly denounce white supremacist violence in Charlottesville. Will others follow? …
Oil & Gas Industry-Backed Astroturf Firm Cherry Picks Poll Results on Support for Pipelines in Northeast
A new poll supposedly shows support for pipeline expansion in the northeast. But the oil and gas industry-backed PR firm behind it hides findings that reveal most support renewable energy. …
Mercenary Firms with Trump Ties Move in to Privatize the Afghan War
With rumors of Trump looking to further privatize the Afghan war, military contractors like Blackwater and Dyncorp hope to cash in. …