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How the Pink Slime Industry Buys Influence in Government

Pink slime, the ammonia-treated filler substance made with beef scraps, was once reserved for dog food before corrupted regulators changed the rules. But a recent media firestorm has reignited the controversy, leaving many people asking why the U.S. Department of... read full article »

Romney’s Unlimited Wall Street Money Pushed Santorum Out of the Race

Today, Rick Santorum suspended his campaign for the presidency. As USA Today notes, the former senator dropped his bid only two weeks before the Pennsylvania primary, where polls indicated he would lose his home state to Mitt Romney. What happened?... read full article »

The Tale of Too Big to Fail…3 Years Later

  This year’s annual report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas includes an essay by the president of the Dallas Fed explaining that, despite the financial crisis of 2008, the nation’s biggest banks look much as they did before... read full article »

The Real Healthcare Issue

Now that the Supreme Court has completed hearing arguments on the Affordable Health Care Act, I’m hoping for a 2 to 3 month reprieve from all the online carping about 9 unelected officials deciding the fate of the health of... read full article »

A Not-So-Super General Election

With Mitt Romney looking more and more like the Republican presidential nominee, outside political organizations like super PACs are looking ahead to the general election, with big plans to try to beat President Barack Obama.... read full article »

“Thanks to Citizens United, My Money Can Speak For Me”

The Colbert Report has won a second Peabody Award, thanks to "its deadpan anchor's 'Super PAC' segments lampooning the rise of megabucks politics," according to the Peabody Committee.... read full article »

U.S. Flunks Corruption Index’s Money In Politics Test

What do Germany, Colombia, Ireland, Mexico, Georgia, Indonesia, Macedonia, and Serbia have in common? According to the nonprofit global governance watchdog Global Integrity, they all beat out the United States on regulating money in politics. The United States tied with... read full article »

Big Pharma Gets 77,500% Return On Lobbying Investment

Investing is a time-honored American tradition. Millions of Americans have some sort of investment, and the stock market is an honored cultural institution. But investing your money in a publicly traded company isn't the only way to make a buck.... read full article »

Durbin: Amount of Time Senators Spend Fundraising Would ‘Shock’ Americans

"I think most Americans would be shocked — not surprised, but shocked — if they knew how much time a United States senator spends raising money...And how much time we spend talking about raising money, and thinking about raising money,... read full article »

“This American Life” Tackles Money in Politics

For anyone who has ever heard the term "Washington insider" and felt outside — we are with you. So this week, we go inside the rooms where the deals get made, to the actual moment that the checks change hands... read full article »

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