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October 06, 2021
Chevron Firm Which Hounded Donziger Has Allies In The Biden Administration
Alumni of Gibson Dunn, the law firm that helped Chevron go after Steven Donziger, have influential executive branch jobs under Biden.
October 01, 2021
As Biden Promises Sweeping Housing Action, Nearly 100 Personnel Vacancies Plague HUD
Despite pledging to address the homelessness crisis, the president has not prioritized staffing HUD with housing policy personnel.
September 15, 2021
Do Not Give Gina Raimondo A Promotion
The Commerce Secretary is a dedicated corporate crony. Making her Treasury Secretary would be a catastrophic mistake.
August 31, 2021
Biden Must Prioritize Rural Development To Help Rebuild The Heartland
With the right staff at the helm, USDA’s Rural Development Division could be the key to rebuilding rural America.
August 20, 2021
Biden’s Food Stamp Expansion Will Help Millions Of Struggling Americans
But the President must also hire the right people to administer SNAP and think bigger about strengthening the social safety net.
August 16, 2021
Pharma’s Revolving Door Jeopardizes Biden’s Promise To Lower Drug Costs
Personnel vacancies and Big Pharma allies in the Biden administration threaten a landmark executive order on competition.
August 15, 2021
To Ditch DeJoy, Biden Must Replace Ron Bloom
One of the biggest roadblocks to firing Louis DeJoy is Democratic Postal Board member Ron Bloom. Biden must immediately replace him with someone who will protect USPS from DeJoy’s sabotage.
August 02, 2021
Key FCC Vacancy Threatens Net Neutrality's Return
Biden’s latest executive order promises to restore net neutrality, but a deadlocked FCC could render it an empty promise.
July 29, 2021
Biden's Executive Order Promises Relief For Farmers. Will It Deliver?
The administration’s staffing vacancies could undermine Biden’s promise to help family farms fight Big Ag monopolies.
July 28, 2021
Revolver Spotlight: Elizabeth Fowler
Fowler, a former Johnson & Johnson executive, is the latest Biden hire to spin through Pharma’s revolving door.
July 15, 2021
Want Postal Banking? Fire Louis DeJoy.
A new study on the program highlights the pressing need for Biden to oust Trump’s crooked Postmaster General.
July 08, 2021
Biden Hires Top Officials From Big Tech-Aligned Law Firm, New Report Finds
Over the course of its decade-long partnership with Facebook, Latham has fought consumer data breach litigation, quashed federal investigations into corrupt practices by Facebook contractors, and advised on mergers and acquisitions that have cemented Facebook’s tech monopoly status (including its highly-controversial 2014 purchase of WhatsApp, a merger that is currently being challenged by the FTC).
June 30, 2021
Amid Climate Crisis, Biden Stacks Administration With Fossil Fuel Industry Allies
President Biden has hired several Big Oil consultants and insiders to staff the executive branch amid growing calls for federal climate action.
June 29, 2021
ExxonMobil Ally Elizabeth Rosenberg In Line For Top Job In Biden’s Treasury
New financial disclosure filings reveal that Elizabeth Rosenberg, Biden’s pick for Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing, was a consultant for ExxonMobil and a Big Oil-aligned corporate law firm.
June 07, 2021
Revolver Spotlight: Leslie Caldwell
Leslie Caldwell, a top corporate criminal defense partner at BigLaw giant Latham & Watkins, is in the running for a U.S. Attorney job under Biden. Her record championing draconian anti-hacking laws and helping big corporations evade accountability for white-collar crimes should preclude her from any role in the Biden administration.