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Corruption Costs You

UR partners with the Huffington Post and Dylan Ratigan on Auction 2012

This week, we’re excited about a new project with the Huffington Post and MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan called Auction 2012, a weeklong series that will show how Washington’s influence industry generates everyday corruption that affects you. Today, the Huffington Post writes about how the bank lobby owns Washington.

Meanwhile, we have a new website, CorruptionCostsYou.com, that shows…well how corruption costs you when it comes to everything from health care to banking. Click the images for a larger version or go here to download all five as a printable PDF.

Money in politics and the banking system

Money in politics and education

Money in politics and trade

Money in politics and healthcare

Money in politics and energy costs


Suzanne Merkelson is the Associate Web Editor for United Republic, where she curates and comments on the day’s top money-in-politics news. She previously produced web content for Foreign Policy magazine and has written for the Chicago Tribune, Foreign Policy, and The Atlantic, among others.

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