Andrew Cuomo says he stands with immigrants against Donald Trump. But our new report reveals that he accepts campaign money and has close ties to a slew of immigrant detention profiteers.
Derek Seidman
Posts by Derek Seidman
Which Politicians are Taking Money from Immigrant Detention Profiteers?
As public pressure grows against those profiting from the incarceration of immigrant families, we look at the politicians taking money from these corporations and their executives.
FERC Comissioner to Become Head of Water Privatization & Fracking Wastewater Lobby
FERC commissioner Robert F. Powelson is becoming the head of the lobbying group for private water corporations. It’s yet another example of FERC’s revolving door.
Who is Profiting from Incarcerating Immigrant Families?
Corporate profiteers are cashing in off of Trump’s immigrant family incarceration policy. We mapped out them out.
Will Pennsylvania Regulators’ Ties to Fracking Industry Influence Their Decision on the Mariner East Pipeline?
As a major decision looms on the controversial Mariner East pipeline, a majority of deciding regulators have ties to the fracking industry and to pipeline owner Sunoco.
The “Research Arm” of the Peace Movement: How Power Researchers Helped the Vietnam Antiwar Movement
A firsthand account of how researchers and organizers worked together to resist the US war on Vietnam.
These are the Corporate Forces Attacking Public Education & Opposing Teachers in North Carolina
North Carolina teachers are taking a stand against austerity and privatization. These are the corporate forces they are up against.
A Guide to the Corporations that are De-Funding Public Education & Opposing Striking Teachers
Teachers are striking against an agenda of austerity and privatization. We look at the billionaires and corporate forces that created the crisis that teachers are responding to.
Andrew Cuomo Headlines Environmental Gala Funded by Big Oil Companies
Andrew Cuomo is trying to position himself as a progressive leader on the environment and climate issues. So why is he headlining a gala bankrolled by the fossil fuel industry?
Looking Back on Eyes on the Ties – Help Keep Us Going!
A year ago we revamped our news site, Eyes on the Ties. Here are some of our most read posts over the past year.
Meet the Trump Insider That’s Lobbying for Competitive Power Ventures
Fossil fuel lobbyist Michael McKenna was the head of Donald Trump’s energy department transition team. Now he’s lobbying FERC – which sits in that same department – on behalf of Competitive Power Ventures.
CPV Ramped up Lobbying over 400% To Protect Fracked Gas Plant Amidst Percoco Scandal
Our new report finds that Competitive Power Ventures drastically increased its lobbying efforts as the corruption scandal of Joseph Percoco hung over Albany, potentially threatening CPV’s Valley Energy fracked gas power plant.