Brett Heinz
Policy Researcher & Writer
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Those supporting a new railroad monopoly include paid-off politicians, business partners, and… an anti-monopoly group?
Congress must act now to reopen the government and protect our healthcare.
An "insanely broad" draft AUMF could provide the President with wide latitude to go after supposed "narco-terrorists."
An "insanely broad" draft AUMF could provide the President with wide latitude to go after supposed "narco-terrorists."
Podcast: What's the Matter with Authorizations to Use Military Force?, Talk World Radio, October 12, 2025
The US government is doing everything it can to disrupt a global effort to eliminate offshore tax havens. The winners? Big companies dodging their taxes.
The US government is doing everything it can to disrupt a global effort to eliminate offshore tax havens. The winners? Big companies dodging their taxes.
Documenting the Damage: 100 Harmful Policies from the First 100 Days of the Second Trump Administration, a five-part series exploring the damage done during the most aggressive Presidential transition in nearly a century.
Documenting the Damage: 100 Harmful Policies from the First 100 Days of the Second Trump Administration, a five-part series exploring the damage done during the most aggressive Presidential transition in nearly a century.
About
About
Brett Heinz is a political researcher and writer based in Washington, DC, with a focus on economic justice, political inequality, and US foreign policy. He currently works on economic and environmental policy, both domestic and international, at the American Friends Service Committee. He previously researched national security and political influence campaigns at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, as well as US-Latin America relations and international economics at the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
Brett was born and raised in North Carolina. He holds a Bachelor's degree from UNC Chapel Hill and a Master's degree in Public Policy from American University.
Twitter: @brtthnz
Contact: brettheinz2@gmail.com
"A Washington-based economic analyst" - Télérama
"The anticorporate movement" - ITIF
"Curmudgeonly" - Military Times
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