Leader of Centrist Climate Caucus Has Millions Invested in Oil and Gas Companies
Rep. Rooney, who is reviving the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, favors a carbon tax plan that mirrors a proposal put forth by the fossil fuel industry.
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Big Donors Fuel Racist, Islamophobic Agenda in Small-Town Minnesota
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A Lobbyist Raising Money for Biden Is Fighting Measures to Crack Down on Foreign Election Influence
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These Corporations and Public Charities Funded the State Abortion Bans
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Presidential Candidate Who Attacked Medicare for All is Invested in Health Care Companies
Former Rep. John Delaney assailed Medicare for All and asked Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to debate him. Turns out he has a financial stake in the for-profit health care industry.
SLUDGE REPORT: How to Profit From the Trump Presidency
Your biweekly summary of the most shameful corruption in politics.
Koch Network Alums Are Going Full-On White Nationalist
Two young men with links to Charles Koch-funded academic and political operations were recently outed as members of the white nationalist group Identity Evropa.
To Quash Green New Deal, Big Oil Pushes a Corporate-Friendly Carbon Tax
Backed by top global corporate powerhouses, the plan is driven by an industry-friendly logic firmly within the bounds of the neoliberal imagination.
McConnell’s Tobacco 21 Bill Exposes States to Big Tobacco’s Wishlist
McConnell has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the tobacco industry, and some of his former staffers now lobby for tobacco giant Altria.
NY Assembly Leaders Get Very Little Dough from Actual Humans in Their Districts
In the wake of the New York Assembly’s surprise punt on creating a public campaign finance system, a new report highlights the extent to which Assembly leaders rely on corporations and out-of-district donors to fund their campaigns.
Trump’s FAA Is Captured by Boeing, and Only Ted Cruz is Outraged?
Boeing is providing Trump-level cooperation with the House Transportation Committee, but no subpoena has been issued.
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DCCC Vendors Work for Corporations Lobbying Against Democratic Policies
The DCCC has blacklisted vendors that work with progressive challengers, but it continues to pay those whose corporate clients work to block policies like net neutrality and Medicare for All.
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