In The Tank

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 404 of the In The Tank Podcast. BlackRock has been in the news a lot recently. CEO Larry Fink says he is going to stop using the term "ESG." BlackRock is setting itself up to be an intermediary to help "rebuild" the Ukrainian economy. Also, James O'Keefe recently exposed an employee of BlackRock saying some really frightening things. The ITT crew discusses these stories and more.

PRIMARY TOPIC – BLACKROCK’S STEALTHY GLOBAL AMBITIONS
 
Reuters - BlackRock's Fink says he's stopped using 'weaponised' term ESG
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/blackrocks-fink-says-hes-stopped-using-weaponised-term-esg-2023-06-26/
 
The Hill - A lawsuit waiting to happen: ESG violates fiduciary duty
https://thehill.com/opinion/4059114-a-lawsuit-waiting-to-happen-esg-violates-fiduciary-duty-to-investors/
 
Breitbart – Wall Street Windfall: BlackRock Tapped to Rebuild Ukraine’s Economy
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/06/21/wall-street-windfall-blackrock-tapped-to-rebuild-ukraines-economy/
 
OMG – BREAKING: BlackRock Recruiter Who ‘Decides People’s Fat’ Says ‘War is Good for Business’ While Spilling Info on Asset Giant
https://okeefemediagroup.com/breaking-blackrock-recruiter-who-decides-peoples-fate-says-war-is-good-for-business-while-spilling-info-on-asset-giant/

Creators and Guests

Host
Chris Talgo
Chris Talgo is the Editorial Director at The Heartland Institute and a research fellow for Heartland’s Socialism Research Center.
Host
Donald Kendal
Donald Kendal is a research fellow for The Heartland's Socialism Research Center, host of Heartland's In the Tank Podcast and Stopping Socialism TV, and a talented graphic designer.
Host
Jim Lakely
Jim Lakely is the Vice President and Director of Communications of The Heartland Institute.
Guest
Justin T. Haskins
Justin Haskins is the director of the Socialism Research Center at The Heartland Institute.

What is In The Tank?

The weekly flagship podcast from The Heartland Institute features in-depth policy discussions connected to current news. Host Donald Kendal leads the discussion with the usual crew of Heartland Institute Vice President Jim Lakely, Socialism Research Center “Commissar” Justin Haskins, Editorial Director Chris Talgo, and others at this national free-market think tank. The entertaining and informative discussions often hit topics such as the environment, energy policy, Big Tech censorship, the troubling rise of socialism, globalism, health care, education, that state of freedom in America and around the world, and much more.

This podcast is also available as part of the Heartland Daily Podcast, the “firehose” of all the organization’s podcasts that take deep and entertaining dives into public policy.