Donald Trump’s personnel selections have made a complete mockery of his promise to “drain the swamp.” A newly-released list of White House staffers on his National Economic Council — which is helmed by former Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn — is a case in point. Among them are lobbyists for the industries they are now supposed to advise the president on regulating. Here’s how various realms of economic-related policy will be overseen by lobbyists.... [three major realms: the internet, retirement, and environment]
in the time remaining, to help us understand how the man-made system of capitalism will lead to the extinction of our human species, and so many others.
Friday, March 3, 2017
Donald Trump’s Economic Policy Team Is Stacked With Lobbyists and Conflicts of Interest
Click here to access article by Zaid Jilani from The Intercept.