Derek Seidman

Derek Seidman is a research analyst at Public Accountability Initiative and LittleSis.

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News Analysis

Environment & Health

Fossil Fuel Industry Funds Racist Policing and Pollutes Communities of Color

Struggles for racial and environmental justice across the U.S. have a common enemy: the fossil fuel industry.

by: Gin Armstrong &; Derek Seidman,; Eyes on the Ties

August 6, 2020

News Analysis

Racial Justice

Corporations Avoid Billions in Taxes While Funding Police Foundations

Corporations should cut ties with police foundations and pay their fair share in taxes to fund community investment.

by: Munira Lokhandwala &; Derek Seidman,; Eyes on the Ties

June 27, 2020

News Analysis

Economy & Labor

Wendy’s Chairman and Top Owner Is Trump Donor, Fundraiser and Friend

The Twitter campaign that scrutinized Wendy’s ties to Trump wasn’t wrong — it just missed the other big Trump donor.

by: Derek Seidman,; Truthout

June 25, 2020

News

Prisons & Policing

Corporations Are Bankrolling US Police Foundations Without Public Oversight

Police foundations across the country are partnering with corporations to raise money to supplement police budgets.

by: Gin Armstrong &; Derek Seidman,; Eyes on the Ties

June 19, 2020

News

Prisons & Policing

Amazon Says Black Lives Matter, But It’s Helping Fund Police Foundations

One of Amazon’s charitable arms helps fund police foundations that purchase surveillance equipment and weaponry.

by: Gin Armstrong &; Derek Seidman,; Eyes on the Ties

June 5, 2020

News Analysis

Economy & Labor

Billionaires Are Social Distancing in Super Yachts as Tens of Millions Lose Jobs

Billionaires are able to retreat into opulence while many ordinary Americans face the threat of COVID-19 at work.

by: Gin Armstrong &; Derek Seidman,; Eyes on the Ties

May 9, 2020

News

Economy & Labor

Farmworkers Step Up Pressure on Wendy’s Shareholders to Protect Workers’ Rights

A mobilization next week will pressure a major Wendy’s investor to make good on its claim of support for labor rights.

by: Derek Seidman,; Truthout

March 5, 2020

News

Environment & Health

Law Students Are Refusing Job Offers From Elite Firm Until It Drops ExxonMobil

Harvard Law students disrupted a recruitment event for Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP last month.

by: Gin Armstrong &; Derek Seidman,; Eyes on the Ties

February 22, 2020

News Analysis

Politics & Elections

Wendy’s Billionaire Owner Has Held Trump’s Priciest Fundraiser to Date

Nelson Peltz has refused to join the Fair Food Program for better wages and safer working conditions for farmworkers.

by: Derek Seidman,; Truthout

February 21, 2020

News Analysis

Education & Youth

UMich’s Investments Are Financing a Billionaire Who Bankrolls the Far Right

UMich’s endowment finances Tim Dunn, who uses his fossil fuel fortune to fund efforts against abortion and LGBTQ rights.

by: Derek Seidman,; Eyes on the Ties

February 9, 2020