The Facebook Settlement Amounts to Bribery of a Federal Agency
The FTC admitted taking a higher settlement figure from Facebook in exchange for declining to depose Mark Zuckerberg.
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SLUDGE REPORT: Horrible Bosses, Middle East Grifters & Dark Money
Your biweekly summary of the most shameful corruption in politics.
ICE Contracts Are Booming. See Which Vendors Are in Your State.
Companies and other entities that make money from Immigration and Customs Enforcement contracts are flush in 2019, thanks to President Trump's harsh immigration operation.
Op-Ed: Ditch the Unemployment Rate
Does President Trump really have the benefit of a strong economy heading into the 2020 election year?
Ogilvy Employees Confront Boss Over CBP Contracts Following Sludge Report
Sludge's reporting on CBP contractors inspired employee protests at the ad agency Ogilvy, prompting follow-up reports in NPR, the Wall Street Journal, BuzzFeed News, AdWeek, and many local outlets.
As Charles Koch Cultivates Anti-War Image, Koch Industries Profits from Defense Contracts
The right-wing billionaire has teamed up with unlikely ally George Soros on “military restraint,” but Koch Industries subsidiaries make millions by supplying the Navy with circuitry.
Big Banks Are Divesting From Private Prisons, Thanks to Anti-ICE Activism
So far this year, six major bank have made broad public commitments to no longer provide new financing to the private prison industry after current financial agreements expire.
Op-Ed: Mega-Bank Merger Exemplifies Dangerous Trends
The House Financial Services Committee is set to hold a hearing on the largest bank merger in a decade.
Facing a Green New Deal Backer, Lipinski Gets a Boost From Oil and Gas PACs
Fossil fuel company PACs flocked to centrist Democrat Rep. Dan Lipinski after his progressive primary challenger entered the race.
Op-Ed: Big Tech Has an App for Fighting Political Scrutiny: $$$$
As Big Tech has worked to establish its hard and soft power throughout Washington, this week's regulatory hearings showed signs that lawmakers' understanding of Silicon Valley's influence may be catching up.