The Kivvit Vampire Squid

October 18, 2015
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Kivvit --the result of a merger between David Axelrod's ASGK and Maggie Moran's M Publi Affairs-- is the PR firm that helps governors and mayors sell the public on austerity (including the closing of schools and breaking of public sector unions).

Meanwhile, it's also made a killing helping to open the public pocketbook for a variety of private interests for industries including the film industry, real estate, nuclear energy and natural gas suppliers, gambling, and the UFC.

In 2015, the two firms that co-founded Kivvit boasted revenues of over $15 million.

Speech is free, but bullshit sure is expensive.