Right-wing front groups attacking a universal healthcare bill in New York are funded – and in one case controlled – by the hedge fund billionaire who helped propel Trump into office and who manages billions of dollars in pharmaceutical and insurance investments. …
The Ramapough Lenape Nation is taking on the Pilgrim Pipeline and its powerful backers. Their fight is gaining support. …
Our newest report looks at the corporate power, revolving door lobbyists, political donations, regulatory conflicts, and banks behind the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. …
Tony Ressler, the Los Angeles-based billionaire socialite and private equity boss, is a key force behind the controversial Pilgrim Pipeline. …
Members of the Buffalo’s power elite are being questioned over their investments in Innate Immunotherapeutics, the Australian pharmaceutical company where Rep. Chris Collins is the top shareholder. …
Backers of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline cite a poll that shows support for it. But the poll results were bought and paid for by the oil and gas industry. …
Insys Therapeutics made millions off of feeding the opioid crisis. Now it seeks to profit off of treating opiod addiction. …
A former Obama EPA official and congressional chief of staff is now lobbying politicians and key regulatory agencies for Dominion and its controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline. …
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s top aide is going to work for billionaire hedge fund tycoon and Donald Trump advisor Steven Schwarzman – again. …
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was at the forefront of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. But few people know that it had a vibrant research department that aided its on-the-ground organizing efforts to dismantle the southern Jim Crow system. …
St. Louis LittleSis users are at it again! This time their map profiles five mayoral candidates, highlighting donors to their campaigns. Because Mayor Slay, the would-be incumbent, has stepped aside, this race marks a turning point in St. Louis history and policy. Get to know the developers, police boards, and business executives that are influencing …
Trump’s pick for Treasury Secretary is Steven Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs executive and hedge fund manager. Mnuchin has been receiving critical coverage for his role as chairman of OneWest, a California lender that became notorious for its predatory foreclosure practices, which disproportionately affected communities of color. His close ties to the Los Angeles Police …
This week, we’re highlighting a map created by LittleSis users in St. Louis. The map below was created by #TeamTIF St. Louis, a group organizing to challenge the city’s tax incentive system and the ways it which it drives racial inequity. The map focuses on the St. Louis Development Corporation, which determines how the city …