🚨 SLUDGE REPORT SPECIAL: Billionaires Are...Actually Good For Democracy? 🚨
This special edition focuses on some interesting developments in the Democratic presidential primary.
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Here Are the Lobbyists and Corporate Execs Collecting Checks for Pete Buttigieg
As the Buttigieg campaign stops releasing its bundler names and blocks press from fundraising events, here are some of the pharmaceutical and finance executives behind its rise in the big money race, and three attorneys whose donations were returned.
Facebook Lobbyists Have Close Ties to Democratic Leaders
Several Facebook lobbyists have worked for top Democrats like Pelosi and Schumer, while none have worked for members of the Republican leadership.
Super PAC Backing ‘Middle-Class Joe’ Is Led by Lobbyists, Corporate Consultants, and Democratic Fundraisers
Today, Unite the Country announced its top staffers, most of whom either work for major corporations or run groups funded by corporate interests.
How to Pay For Medicare for All Without Raising Taxes: Cut the Pentagon’s Budget
With a clearer picture of how Medicare for All can be financed through reducing military spending, voters can debate the merits of a single-payer system without needing to consider any new taxes.
CBO Health Panel Packed With Experts Tied to Anti-Medicare For All Groups
The 19-member panel that advises the Congressional Budget Office on health policy is flush with health insurance, pharmaceutical, and hospital interests.
Group Claiming to Speak for Rural Democrats is Tied to Fossil Fuel Lobbyists
Heidi Heitkamp’s One Country Project urges Democrats to take a moderate approach to climate change.
Shadow Lobbyist Crowley to Raise Money for Kennedy’s Race Against Green New Deal Chief Sponsor
Crowley is one of several revolving-door influence peddlers who will host an upcoming fundraiser for Kennedy.
Out With ALEC, In With Corporations Writing Their Own Laws
As the corporate bill mill wanes in influence, large businesses are taking matters into their own hands.
Former Biden Chief of Staff is Fox News' Top Lobbyist
A former key Biden official began lobbying for the rightwing news channel in July, a recent filing shows.