Presented by Paid Leave for All
With Daniel Lippman
Edelman has acquired strategic consultancy Basilinna as the firm looks to grow its international presence even further.
Deborah Lehr, Basilinna’s chief executive, will run the newly launched
Edelman Global Advisory as managing partner and CEO. The new venture will incorporate Basilinna’s specialization in China and Middle East markets. Basilinna’s
Leigh Wedell and Edelman’s
Gurpreet Brar will round out EGA’s leadership team as co-chief operating officers and managing principals, helping oversee a $10 million investment from Edelman for hiring and expanding into new markets to advise governments, businesses and nonprofits.
Former NPR Correspondent Chitra Ragavan Joins Blockchain Disrupter
thewrap.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thewrap.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
POLITICO Playbook: What to watch for in tonight s special elections
politico.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from politico.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Earlier:
The first January 6 Mostly Peaceful Protester, Paul Hodgkins, has just been savagely sentenced for, as Julie Kelly points out on Twitter, the felony obstruction of an official proceeding. All he really did was go in the Capitol and take a selfie [
In contrast, in the Kavanaugh Incursion into the Capitol Building on November 5, 2018, hundreds of anti- Kavanaugh protesters were arrested, and then immediately released. I can’t find any evidence that
Washington Post, October 8, 2018]. And they were just as guilty of “obstruction of an official proceeding” as the January 6 group.
The Federal Government has arrested 535 Mostly Peaceful protesters in the six months since January 6. [