2001
34 verified events recorded in 2001.
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-12-22 | Argentina Declares Largest Sovereign Default in History on $100+ Billion Debt After IMF Austerity Collapse
3 src Adolfo Rodriguez Saá · International Monetary Fund · Fernando de la Rúa · Argentine creditors | confirmed | |
| 2001-12-13 | Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Systematically Subordinated to Corporate Input
3 src Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs · John Graham · Corporate Stakeholder Panels · Federal Agencies | confirmed | |
| 2001-12-02 | Enron Bankruptcy After Energy Task Force Meetings
3 src Dick Cheney · Kenneth Lay · Jeffrey Skilling · Andrew Fastow | confirmed | |
| 2001-12-01 | Argentina Imposes 'Corralito' Bank Account Freeze Under IMF Austerity, Triggering Mass Protests
3 src International Monetary Fund · Fernando de la Rúa · Domingo Cavallo · Argentine Central Bank | confirmed | |
| 2001-11-01 | Microsoft Antitrust Settlement Establishes Weak Precedent for Tech Monopolies
4 src U.S. Department of Justice · Microsoft Corporation · George W. Bush · John Ashcroft · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2001-11-01 | NSA Launches MAINWAY Database for Mass Metadata Collection
3 src National Security Agency · AT&T · Verizon · T-Mobile · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2001-10-26 | Bush Signs PATRIOT Act After 45-Day Rush with Minimal Debate
3 src George W. Bush · Russ Feingold · Tom Daschle · Jim Sensenbrenner · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2001-10-22 | SEC Launches Investigation Into Enron's Related-Party Transactions
3 src Securities and Exchange Commission · Andrew Fastow · Kenneth Lay | confirmed | |
| 2001-10-16 | Enron Reports $618 Million Loss and Reveals CFO Partnership Schemes
3 src Kenneth Lay · Jeffrey Skilling · Andrew Fastow | confirmed | |
| 2001-10-04 | Bush Authorizes NSA Stellar Wind Program Bypassing FISA Court
4 src George W. Bush · Michael Hayden · National Security Agency · Dick Cheney · +4 | confirmed | |
| 2001-09-25 | Yoo OLC Memo Declares Presidential War Powers 'Plenary' and 'Unreviewable' — Post-9/11 Doctrinal Foundation
5 src John C. Yoo · Timothy E. Flanigan · Jay Bybee · David Addington · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2001-09-21 | AT&T Establishes Mass Internet Surveillance Infrastructure for NSA
3 src AT&T Corporate Leadership · National Security Agency · Bush Administration · Mark Klein (AT&T Technician) | confirmed | |
| 2001-09-17 | CIA Authorized to Conduct Extraordinary Rendition - Kidnapping Suspects for Torture Abroad
4 src Central Intelligence Agency · George W. Bush · George Tenet · Cofer Black | confirmed | |
| 2001-09-04 | Oracle Hires CIA Executive Director David Carney, Establishes Information Assurance Center
3 src Oracle · David W. Carney · Central Intelligence Agency · Larry Ellison | confirmed | |
| 2001-07-13 | Argentina Passes 'Zero Deficit Law' Under IMF Pressure, Cutting Salaries and Pensions 13%
3 src International Monetary Fund · Fernando de la Rúa · Domingo Cavallo · Argentine Congress | confirmed | |
| 2001-06-29 | Patients Bill of Rights Dies After HMO Industry Spends $60 Million Lobbying Against Managed Care Accountability
3 src George W. Bush · Health Insurance Association of America · American Association of Health Plans · John McCain · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2001-06-07 | Bush Signs EGTRRA Tax Cuts - Top Rate Reduced from 39.6% to 35%, Estate Tax Phased Out, Beginning $1.5 Trillion Debt Increase
4 src George W. Bush · Dick Cheney · Paul O'Neill · Dennis Hastert · +4 | confirmed | |
| 2001-06-01 | Choctaw Tribe Contract Reveals Abramoff-Scanlon Lobbying Fraud
3 src Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians · Michael Scanlon · Capitol Campaign Strategies · Jack Abramoff | confirmed | |
| 2001-06-01 | Saudi Arabia purchases entire 45th floor of Trump World Tower for UN mission
3 src Saudi Arabia · Trump Organization · Trump World Tower | confirmed | |
| 2001-05-31 | Air Force Secretary James Roche Appointed After 17 Years as Northrop Grumman Executive
3 src James G. Roche · Northrop Grumman · U.S. Air Force · U.S. Department of Defense · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2001-05-17 | National Energy Policy Adopts Enron Recommendations Verbatim
3 src Dick Cheney · George W. Bush · Enron · Kenneth Lay · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2001-05-16 | National Energy Policy Report Released Reflecting Oil Industry Priorities
3 src George W. Bush · Dick Cheney · National Energy Policy Development Group · ExxonMobil · +7 | confirmed | |
| 2001-04-17 | Kenneth Lay's Influence on Cheney Energy Task Force: Corporate Policy Capture
4 src Kenneth Lay · Dick Cheney · George W. Bush · Enron Corporation | confirmed | |
| 2001-03-13 | Bush Administration Begins Systematic EPA Rollbacks with Withdrawal from Kyoto Protocol
3 src George W. Bush · Christine Todd Whitman · Dick Cheney · American Petroleum Institute · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2001-02-22 | Clinton Pardon Scandal Reveals Payments to President's Brother and Brother-in-Law
4 src Bill Clinton · Hillary Clinton · Roger Clinton · Hugh Rodham · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2001-02-09 | Cheney Energy Task Force Begins Secret Meetings with Enron Executives
4 src Dick Cheney · Kenneth Lay · George W. Bush | confirmed | |
| 2001-01-29 | Bush Administration Establishes Faith-Based Initiative Infrastructure for Systematic Constitutional Transformation
3 src George W. Bush · Pat Robertson · Faith-Based Organizations · U.S. Supreme Court | confirmed | |
| 2001-01-29 | Cheney Creates Secret Energy Task Force with Oil Executives
3 src Dick Cheney · ExxonMobil · Shell Oil · BP America · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2001-01-20 | Bush Administration Hires 150 Regent University Graduates
3 src Pat Robertson · Monica Goodling · Kay Coles James · Regent University · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2001-01-20 | Clinton Pardons Fugitive Marc Rich Amid Corruption Allegations
4 src Bill Clinton · Marc Rich · Denise Rich · Hillary Clinton | confirmed | |
| 2001-01-12 | Clinton Roadless Rule Protects 58 Million Acres of National Forests from Logging
3 src Bill Clinton · U.S. Forest Service · Timber industry · Mining Industry | confirmed | |
| 2001-01-01 | Abramoff Moves to Greenberg Traurig, Partners with Michael Scanlon
3 src Jack Abramoff · Michael Scanlon · Greenberg Traurig · Capitol Campaign Strategies · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2001-01-01 | Bush and Obama Administrations Cement Bipartisan Chicago School Antitrust Consensus, Approve Historic Consolidation
4 src George W. Bush · Barack Obama · Department of Justice · Federal Trade Commission | confirmed | |
| 2001-01-01 | Purdue Pharma Bonus System Incentivizes Sales Reps to Target Highest Opioid Prescribers
3 src Purdue Pharma · Sackler Family | confirmed |