Republicans and Wall Street Line Up to Put Taxpayers on the Hook
Recently, Congress has passed measures to weaken regulations in Dodd-Frank that are intended to reduce the risk of another financial...
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Forget lobbyists. Here’s what corporations spends to win American heart and minds
Forget lobbyists. When big corporations want to wield influence, they often put far more of their money into advertising and...
Government by Wall Street: JPMorgan CEO whipped votes for spending bill
The House’s narrow passage of a massive spending bill that included a provision gutting a key financial regulatory reform is...
“More Money Than I Could Count”: Mitch McConnell’s Very Special Relationship With Lobbyists
There may be no Washington lawmaker cozier with K Street than Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). DC law firms...
Some ALEC Funders Flee, but Koch, Big Tobacco, and PhRMA Remain Loyalists
At least 72 corporate funders have cut ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in the wake of the...
How ALEC Fronts for Fossil Fuels
Even as the Environmental Protection Agency finally attempts to limit carbon dioxide pollution from coal plants, it is meeting resistance...
ALEC Offshoot Tries to Hijack Local Governments
After forty years of pushing corporate-friendly policy in state legislatures, this week the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is launching...
Meet the Banking Caucus, Wall Street’s secret weapon in Washington
Every business sector has its friends in Washington. Financial companies — from the biggest megabanks to small payday lenders —...
Down with healthy school lunches, says House GOP
Having already moved to gut USDA programs promoting agricultural conservation and renewable energy and strip the USDA of its authority...
The National Restaurant Association Spends Big to Keep Wages Low
A majority of the Senate voted to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour recently, yet the bill failed...
UAW President Bob King: Americans are starting to catch on to ALEC’s anti-worker agenda
Organized labor has been under attack for decades, with devastating results for the middle class. Wages have not kept up...
The Government Listens to Lobbyists and the Wealthy, Not You and Me
When organized interest groups or economic elites want a particular policy passed, there’s a strongly likelihood their wishes will come...
