September 19, 2024
Voters’ Populist Mood Is (Still) Reflected In Polling Data
As The New Presidential Nominee, VP Harris Can Secure The Support Of The Majority Of Americans By Pursuing A Corporate Crackdown
August 26, 2024
Jonathan Chait's Bad Advice About Populism
Jonathan Chait has been using his column in New York Mag’s Intelligencer to criticize the Biden administration’s populist modifications of Obamaism and warn Vice President Harris against continuing Biden’s domestic economic agenda. In Chait’s piece Kamala Harris’s Economic Plan: Good Politics, Meh Policy, he joined the chorus of pundits lambasting Harris’ policies to take on corporate power.
August 26, 2024 | The American Prospect
What Kamala Harris Could Bring to the Justice Department
The last time she ran for president, Kamala Harris gave a 16-minute interview with then-Mother Jones reporter Rebecca Leber about her vision for tackling the climate crisis. Harris brought evident comfort and energy to the topic, but most striking was the framing to which she returned again and again: corporate accountability.
August 23, 2024
Revolving Door Project Applauds The DOJ’s Lawsuit Cracking Down On Rent Gouger RealPage
In response to the lawsuit filed today by the Department of Justice Antitrust Division and eight states, the Revolving Door Project issued the following statement.
August 21, 2024
Huckster Who Ripped Off Union Pensions Speaking At Democratic Convention
Michael Steed is set to speak at an event during the Democratic Convention in Chicago. But Steed’s history of looting union members’ pockets through shady stock buyback schemes means he should have no place in the Harris-Walz Democratic party.
August 21, 2024
Harris Takes A Page from Our Corporate Crackdown Playbook; PFAs are in the Water, Soil & News Cycle
August 12, 2024
Please Mr. President, Can We Have Just A Bit Of Corruption
Matt Yglesias’ fight to protect “normal” Americans by crusading for more corporate influence
August 09, 2024
When In Doubt, Pretend Everything Fits Your Preexisting Conclusions
While Yglesias is correct that normal stuff is popular, it’s not popular because it is moderate as Yglesias claims. It is popular because it’s progressive.
August 02, 2024
Don’t Let Silicon Valley Crucify Mankind On A Cross Of Blockchain
The latest proposal from the cryptocurrency-backed Republican Party? A handout for Bitcoin investors in the guise of public policy.
July 31, 2024
Combatting Corporate Influence Is How Kamala Can Win
Democrats already tried cozying up to capital. It didn’t work.
July 25, 2024
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Kamala Harris Must Ignore Corporate Landlord Apologists and Double Down On Protecting Tenants
President Biden’s proposal to cap rents brought the neoliberal hacks and Big Real Estate propagandists out of the woodwork, but that shouldn’t stop Harris from adopting—and expanding—upon what tenants desperately need.
July 23, 2024
A Window Opens
The past 48 hours have ushered in a historic shift in a presidential race with undeniable consequence for the world. The Democrats suddenly appear as if they will have a nominee capable of waging a vigorous campaign.
July 03, 2024 | The American Prospect
The Justice Department’s Next Climate Test
President Biden’s Justice Department has been offered two opportunities to act on holding oil and gas companies responsible for their deceit. It can protect state efforts to pursue accountability, and it can join them.
June 14, 2024
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The Mainstream Media Keeps Burying the True Cost of Fossil Fuels
What would it take for them to consistently name and shame the corporate villains responsible for catastrophic climate change?
June 14, 2024
Wide-Ranging Polling Data Demonstrates Voters’ Populist Mood
As corporate profits soar, living conditions continue to deteriorate, and the wealth gap grows, we are in a populist moment. The majority of Americans understand that corporations are ripping them off, and want their representatives in government to do something about it.