Ben Glick

Last month, Senator Schiff (D-Calif.) unveiled a three-bill package that would finally bring much needed accountability, transparency, and ethical guardrails to the federal judiciary. These proposals have PEER’s full support. As our nation’s political system grows increasingly beholden to corporate cash, it is imperative that we act to ensure the judiciary remains accountable to the public and uninfluenced by personal financial interests.

On a brisk Saturday morning in an Evanston neighborhood, a simple sign taped to the front door of a brick home directed visitors to the back yard and down a set of stairs. It led to a residential basement that housed School Hour Studios.

Private equity fundraising is going strong this year, undeterred by the pandemic. Forty-two U.S. mid-market private equity funds were raised in 2021 through mid-July, according to alternative investment data provider Preqin. Those funds collected $37.2 billion compared to 77 funds and $68 billion in all of 2020. In 2019, the total raised was $50 billion across 58 funds.