Articles By Alexander Sammon

Finance Primary category in which blog post is published

Republicans Want Robinhood to Keep Ripping Off Day Traders

A new bill from Sen. Pat Toomey seeks to protect a time-honored tradition.

Climate Primary category in which blog post is published

Climate Coalition Talking Points Prop Up Brian Deese

Mainstream environmental groups rally around the former BlackRock executive, while more left-leaning groups remain skeptical.

How Uber and Lyft Are Buying Labor Laws

California’s Prop 22 could set back labor standards, particularly for nonwhite workers, for decades.

2020 Primary category in which blog post is published

Arati Kreibich vs. the Human Fundraising Machine

A progressive challenge for Trump’s favorite New Jersey Democrat

Health Primary category in which blog post is published

Trump Helps Health Insurers Swell Their Profits

Wall Street investment firms are under the impression that the Trump administration will waive the medical loss ratio requirement on insurers this year, which could allow the companies to pocket an unprecedented windfall of profits beyond what they made in that record-setting first quarter.

Taxes Primary category in which blog post is published

Avoid Taxes, Receive Federal Bailouts

It’s the common thread among a host of companies lining up to feed on a rescue package.

2020 Primary category in which blog post is published

Buttigieg Bundler Is an Executive at Vulture Fund Holding Puerto Rican Debt

William Rahm, a senior managing director at the "vulture fund" Centerbridge Partners, was omitted from the original bundler list released by the Buttigieg campaign.

Lobbying Primary category in which blog post is published

Out With ALEC, In With Corporations Writing Their Own Laws

As the corporate bill mill wanes in influence, large businesses are taking matters into their own hands.