HOW RON DESANTIS SOLD-OUT FLORIDA HOMEOWNERS:

3 May 2023
Insurance rates soar, corporations profit, campaign cash floods in May 2023 Contributors American Federation of Teachers The American Federation of Teachers is a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for our students, their families and our communities. We are committed to advancing these principles through community engagement, organizing, collective bargaining and political activism, and especially through the work our members do.... Read More

HedgePaper #77: Pharma’s Failed Promise: Exposing the Industry’s Environmental Degradation in Puerto Rico

31 Mar 2023
October 2022 Read a translation of this report in Spanish. The Hedge Clippers are working to expose the mechanisms hedge funds and billionaires use to influence government and politics in order to expand their wealth, influence, and power. We’re exposing the collateral damage billionaire-driven politics inflicts on our communities, our climate, our economy, and our democracy.... Read More

Crooked Kathy’s Dirty Donors: The Billionaires Buying New York’s Budget

22 Mar 2023
Introduction New Yorkers hoped that ousting disgraced former Governor Andrew Cuomo might lead to positive change. After a decade of cut-throat political compromises, corruption scandals, controversial campaign contributions from Republican billionaires, and government mismanagement to benefit a favored few, people sought a fresh and trustworthy hand. That’s what Kathy Hochul promised voters on the campaign trail.... Read More

Vulture Fund Power Players: The lawyers, lobbyists, and trade groups fueling Wall Street predation

21 Feb 2023
[ENGLISH] Vulture Fund Power Players Hedge Clippers Report Feb 2023 FINALDownload [SPANISH] LOS CABECILLAS DE LOS FONDOS BUITRES Hedge Clippers Report Feb 2023 FINALDownload February 2023 Contributors The Center for Popular Democracy is a nonprofit organization that promotes equity, opportunity, and a dynamic democracy in partnership with innovative base-building organizations, organizing networks and alliances, and progressive unions across the country.... Read More
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Hedgepaper 76: Pharma’s Failed Promise: How Big Pharma Hurts Workers, Dodges Taxes, and Extracts Billions in Puerto Rico

17 Aug 2022
Pharma’s Failed Promise: How Big Pharma Hurts Workers, Dodges Taxes, and Extracts Billions in Puerto Rico Download a version of the Spanish PDF of the report August 2022 The Hedge Clippers are working to expose the mechanisms hedge funds and billionaires use to influence government and politics in order to expand their wealth, influence, and power.... Read More

The Dirtiest Dozen: New York’s Worst Economic Development Deals

23 Mar 2022
The Dirtiest Dozen: New York’s Worst Economic Development Deals The Dirtiest Dozen: New York’s Worst Economic Development Deals New York State is one of the most prolific users of so-called “economic development” incentives in the country, spending some $10 billion annually at the state and local level on subsidies to select businesses.... Read More

Pain and Profit in Sovereign Debt: How New York Can Stop Vulture Funds from Preying on Countries

15 Dec 2021
Pain and Profit in Sovereign Debt: How New York Can Stop Vulture Funds from Preying on Countries December 2021 Org Blurbs The Center for Popular Democracy is a nonprofit organization that promotes equity, opportunity, and a dynamic democracy in partnership with innovative base-building organizations, organizing networks and alliances, and progressive unions across the country.... Read More

Hedgepaper No. 74: Dirty Deal: How The Port Authority’s Backroom Deal with Amazon Would Harm Black and Brown Communities in Newark

20 Oct 2021
Dirty Deal: How The Port Authority’s Backroom Deal with Amazon Would Harm Black and Brown Communities in Newark October 2021 Amazon’s plans to rapidly expand its global air operations got a jumpstart in August, when the Port Authority Board voted unanimously to allow Amazon to lease a massive 23-acre site at Newark Liberty Airport.[1]... Read More

Recovery for All or Recovery for a Few? Billionaire Wealth Soars in Connecticut

20 May 2021
  May 2021   Contributors Recovery for All CT is a statewide coalition of labor, community, and faith organizations representing more than half a million residents—Black, Brown, and white. We are united in a long-term mission to eliminate the extreme inequalities in this state and build a more just, democratic, and egalitarian Connecticut.... Read More

Hedge Paper No. 73 – The New Oversight Lords

17 Mar 2021
Download Spanish PDF Download English PDF The New Oversight Lords Four and a half years after the enactment of PROMESA, the struggle continues in Puerto Rico against the oversight board and the vulture funds. The PROMESA era has been a difficult time that has seen several cataclysms: the destruction brought by hurricanes Irma and María, the earthquake and its aftershocks, and the global COVID-19 pandemic.... Read More