OMB Director Mick Mulvaney answers questions during a press briefing at the White House on March 16, 2017. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. By Jonathan Larsen Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, President Trump’s appointee to run the agency tasked with protecting consumers from predatory lending practices, has extensive ties to payday lenders, including $31,700 in donations to his 2016 …
Time Isn’t the Koch Brothers’ First Foray Into Journalism Business
David Koch in New York City in October, 2015. Photo by Andrew Toth/Getty Images. By Naomi LaChance The conservative mega-donor Koch brothers backed Meredith Corporation’s bid to purchase Time Inc. for $2.8 billion. This is not the Koch brothers’ first time becoming involved in journalism, though. Koch Equity Development (KED), Koch Industries’ investment arm, has promised $650 million in the Time …
Trump’s Nominee for Bank Watchdog Received Large Sums From Banks
Then-Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) testifies before the Senate in January 2017 during his confirmation hearing to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. By Ken Klippenstein Trump’s controversial pick to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Mick Mulvaney, received some of his most generous political contributions as a congressional candidate and a …
TYT Investigates Series: Tax Cuts & Job Creation – Apple
White House Says No Conflict of Interest with Mulvaney and Apple TYT has learned that the brother of White House Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, an architect of the GOP tax plan, is a portfolio manager for the secretive investment arm of Apple Inc., which under the tax plan stands to gain a bigger windfall than any …
White House Says No Conflict of Interest with Mulvaney and Apple
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at a product-announcement event in Cupertino, California, on October 27, 2016. Photo by Stephen Lam/Getty Images. By Alex Kane and Matt Cunningham TYT has learned that the brother of White House Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, an architect of the GOP tax plan, is a portfolio manager for the secretive investment arm of …
Lockheed Martin Already Received Big Tax Breaks to Create Jobs—With Mixed Results
Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin’s CEO, president, and chairperson, attends the 2015 Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco, California. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. By Michael Tracey Lockheed Martin, the arms-manufacturer giant currently advocating for a reduced corporate tax rate, has already deployed its robust lobbying leverage to secure tax benefits at the state level, with mixed results when it comes to job creation. …
Analysis: Workplaces need to reckon with how they have enabled harassment.
Jarl Mohn, CEO of National Public Radio (NPR), at the International Medical Corps Annual Awards Celebration in November, 2016. Photo by Earl Gibson III/Getty Images for Third Street Media Group. By Naomi LaChance The floodgates that opened with allegations against Harvey Weinstein have revealed abusers in every industry, from politics to finance to athletics, and journalism is no exception. We know …