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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like… Corruption

It’s about that time of year again. Now that the elections are over, ex-congresspeople are in need of new forms of employment, and some congressmen and women are leaving the Hill for other jobs in Washington. One of the most... read full article »

Want Lower Taxes? Stop the Corporate Lobbyists

Lobbying is a billion dollar industry, and one of the biggest things corporate lobbyists do is get lower taxes for their clients. But if they pay less, who covers the difference? Oh right, the American people do. In 2011, five... read full article »

Zero Accountability, 73 Cases of Corruption

As legislators, members of Congress shape the environment where both benefits and detriments to their own fiscal wellbeing can be derived. A recent investigation by the Washington Post has shown the 73 congresspeople engage in practices which leverage their power for... read full article »

Corporate Lobbyists Give Failing Schools a Pass

If you ran a school that failed a simple test about your school’s effectiveness, what would you do? Try to fix it? Close it down? How about hiring some corporate lobbyists to make the test easier instead? That’s what the... read full article »

Paul Ryan Lobbied on Behalf of Companies Who Donated to His Campaign

Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan may be one of the House of Representative’s top fundraisers – and that’s at least partially thanks to his powerful position as chairman of the House Budget Committee, where he has the power to influence... read full article »

Why Are DC Lobbyists Helping a Dictator?

DC lobbyists have a bad rep – but that’s mostly because they work on behalf of special interests, often against the public good. But what about their connections with foreign governments? One egregious case is Equatorial Guinea, where American lobbyists... read full article »

Fixing the Lie-More Economy

The Libor-Barclay’s scandal has made us increasingly aware of the collusion between politics and finance. The fix already lies in on our LIE MORE economy, where corporate raiders can easily siphon money out of our economy, leaving us fighting among... read full article »

Literally Highway Robbery: What Are You Going to Do About It?

There’s a world full of ways to generate wealth, and many of them do so by providing value. This can be a product or service. You offer something of value – your time, your skills, your knowledge, your money, or... read full article »

VIDEO: How Would Money Make You Compromise?

We offered some well-intentioned people real money to compromise their ideals and “get elected.” Just like a good politician, they did it in a heartbeat. Our wiley friends at SofaPundit are at it again. This time, they joined us at... read full article »

Infographic: Fattening Kids and Lobbyist Wallets

Child health advocates are losing the food-fight because they face an exceptionally large amount of special interest money. While it’s pretty obvious that more vegetables and less sugar at lunch would be a good thing for kids at school, we’ve... read full article »

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