Searching for Bobby Rubin
With the Geithner “wunderkind” and Summers “socratic genius” brands badly damaged, Obama faces pressure from a broad and growing spectrum to find new front men for his economic policy team.
Intel Inside? Let’s Try ‘Inside Intel’ Instead.
Lobbyists Groups Hired in 2009 ($80,000 or more): American Continental Group Cassidy and Associates Board of Directors: Noteworthy Members: Reed E. Hundt: according to an official Federal Communications Commission biography,
Almost There! Only $115 to go on Bay Area Funding
After about six weeks of drawing interest, building new friendships, and researching our brains out, we’ve managed to collect 27 donations from organizations and individuals who are rallying behind the
Findings from Hewlett-Packard Research
Being one of the largest and most-established producers of consumer technology in the world, it is no surprise that Hewlett-Packard maintains a dominating presence within northern California’s business, commerce, and
Baucus offers higher subsidies, other changes to healthcare bill
The new markup of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus‘s healthcare proposal offers higher subsidies for the financially strapped, and limits penalties and those affected by a new tax. The
Bay Area Research Project News Clips
I’m going to start posting a locality-specific version of the NameWire (let’s call it SFNewsWire) in order to shed light on recent activity and happenings affecting the Bay Area organizations
Chevron: The Bay Area’s Biggest Company
Research for the “Who’s Behind the Bay Area’s Most Powerful Companies?” project is now in full swing. last week, I sifted through hundreds of Chevron-related press releases, financial documents, and
Analyst challenge ends, 450 staffers-turned-lobbyists identified
Friday ended our first ever analyst challenge, and we here at LittleSis couldn’t be happier with the results. In just a few weeks, our analysts identified 450 former congressional-staffers-turned-healthcare-lobbyists! And
Yet Another Goldman Tie to the Federal Government
In 2005, another example of questionable ties between lobbyists and government positions drifted into the fore, raising the eyebrows of some political pundits and government watchdogs: James C. Langdon Jr.,
Partnership with Responsible Endowments Coalition
LittleSis is excited to announce a new partnership with the Responsible Endowments Coalition (REC). REC trains and supports college students making social change by pushing their universities to make responsible