How Erik Prince Used the Rise of Trump to Make an Improbable Comeback
Erik Prince now offers a complete mercenary supply chain: anything from military hardware to social media manipulation in partnership with Project Veritas.
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A Top Progressive Consulting Firm Is Doing PR for an Israeli Spy Company
SKDKnickerbocker is running communications for NSO Group, an Israeli company known for selling surveillance technology to authoritarian governments.
Mark Kelly’s Yearslong Corporate Speaking Tour Clashes With “No Corporate PAC Money” Pledge
Mark Kelly has taken a “no corporate PAC money” pledge in his run for Senate in Arizona, but has given dozens of speeches to corporate clients.
At Private California Fundraiser, Pete Buttigieg Explains Limited Black Support
At a Palm Springs fundraiser, Buttigieg said former Vice President Joe Biden is polling ahead among black voters in South Carolina because of “familiarity.”
We've Got Impeachment
Ryan Grim guest hosts this week’s Intercepted and is joined by The Intercept’s James Risen, Murtaza Hussain, and more.
To Develop a Covid-19 Vaccine, Pharma and the Federal Government Will Have to Break Old Patterns
The weaknesses in the federal government’s ability to produce vaccines fast enough to avert a crisis have been evident for more than a decade.
Betsy DeVos Quietly Making It Easier for Dying For-Profit Schools to Rip Off a Few More Students on the Way Out
The Obama administration initially dithered while for-profit colleges preyed on students, but eventually it cracked down on the sector. Not Betsy DeVos.
It Might Be Time for a “War Dogs” Sequel
Ro Khanna warned the Pentagon two years ago that it was being ripped off by a monopolistic supplier. Turns out he was right.
How Massive Donations From Howard G. Buffett Helped Block the Opening of a Pot Dispensary in Illinois
Buffett’s foundation has donated tens of millions of dollars to law enforcement programs and drug rehabilitation efforts in Decatur, Illinois.
Exxon, Big Pharma, and Wall Street Lobbyists to Host Fundraiser for Mark Kelly in Washington
Kelly isn't taking corporate PAC donations. But he's still giving paid corporate speeches and fundraising with lobbyists for ExxonMobil and the NFL.