Environmental Defense Fund greenwashing: Walmart edition
Today Grist released an article on the Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) extensive ties to Walmart and the Walton family. $66 million ties to be exact. According to the article these
Warning: This expert will profit from this testimony
Last week the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held a dual panel hearing on potential changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which would include efforts to increase transparency.
Roundup: JPMorgan, FISA, StartUp New York, and the return of frackademia
The Eyes on the Ties blog has been popping with posts lately and addressing the latest in the news cycle. Kicking off this roundup is Kevin’s research into the negotiating
Testimonies on transparency: House Intel Committee weighs FISA changes with two panels
Today the House Intelligence Committee will address “Potential Changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)” which would include efforts to increase transparency. The opening hearing with be comprised of two
Roundup: Military industrial pundits, Heinz Endowments, and more!
Last week PAI Director Kevin Connor joined Amy Goodman and Juan González on Democracy Now! to discuss our latest report on defense industry ties to the Syria debate. The Military
For Tomahawk missiles, image is everything
Last week PAI released a new report detailing the defense industry ties of analysts and think tanks who commented on military intervention in Syria. The report profiled 22 commentators and
Conflicts of interest in the Syria debate
An analysis of the defense industry ties of experts and think tanks who commented on military intervention
Mapping the Shadow Government: Booz Allen Hamilton
LittleSis has established a new Shadow Gov Working Group to investigate corporations that are key players in the shadow gov space. These companies tend to profit from the privatization of