Lobbying

Josephine Rios of Service Employees International Union–United Healthcare Workers West, asks a delivery robot if it wants to sign a petition to tax billionaires, in Koreatown, Los Angeles, on March 21, 2026.

15 Bucks a Signature: The Crisis of Money in US Politics Is Growing 15 Bucks a Signature: The Crisis of Money in US Politics Is Growing

The fight over California’s billionaire tax is just the latest symptom of a crisis that has escalated since 2010.

Apr 14, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Sasan Goodarzi, elated during the opening of the Intuit Dome on August 15, 2024, in Inglewood, California.

Have You Paid Your “Intuit Tax”? Have You Paid Your “Intuit Tax”?

Tax prep oligarch Sasan Goodarzi blocks the “public option” for tax filers.

Mar 23, 2026 / Chuck Collins

The Pork Oligarchs of Iowa Have Local Politicians in Their Pockets

The Pork Oligarchs of Iowa Have Local Politicians in Their Pockets The Pork Oligarchs of Iowa Have Local Politicians in Their Pockets

Jeff and Deb Hansen spend hundreds of thousands to keep the state friendly to their business.

Mar 12, 2026 / Column / Chuck Collins

Anti-AIPAC protesters in Farmington Hills, Michigan, on November 10, 2025.

Is AIPAC Doomed? Is AIPAC Doomed?

The hard-line pro-Israel lobby is facing more opposition than ever before. But fully defanging it won’t be easy.

Mar 12, 2026 / Column / Jeet Heer

The Congressional Black Caucus’s Silent Partnership With AIPAC

The Congressional Black Caucus’s Silent Partnership With AIPAC The Congressional Black Caucus’s Silent Partnership With AIPAC

The influential group of lawmakers has damaged its reputation as “conscience of the Congress” by staying silent on the Gaza genocide.

Oct 15, 2025 / Feature / Anthony Conwright

Given that anyone anywhere can quietly bankroll President Donald Trump via his “memecoin,” it’s fair to say that we’ve never seen a White House so saturated in foreign money.

Trump Opens the White House Doors to Foreign Regimes and Their Dirty Money Trump Opens the White House Doors to Foreign Regimes and Their Dirty Money

Lobbyists for foreign countries have long helped other governments influence US policy, but nothing compares to the brazen corruption of the second administration of Trump.

Oct 7, 2025 / Casey Michel

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a joint press conference in New Delhi on February 25, 2020.

Narendra Modi Learns That Not Even Trump Respects a Bootlicker Narendra Modi Learns That Not Even Trump Respects a Bootlicker

The Indian prime minister discovers that the world’s biggest bully sees fawning as weakness.

Aug 11, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Community and immigrant rights organizations rally in Oakland’s Latino Fruitvale district protesting immigration raids. One sign says “For my father, who was deported. Watch me from Heaven, Papa. This is Our War!”

Why Did This Farmworker Die in an Immigration Raid? Why Did This Farmworker Die in an Immigration Raid?

With Trump and Stephen Miller cheering on ICE’s terror tactics, Jaime Alanis Garcia’s fatal fall in the raid on Glass House Farms was the most recent example of a death foretold.

Jul 17, 2025 / David Bacon

Commentary editor John Podhoretz sits in front of a microphone with “Book Expo” written on it.

Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism

From the Cold War till Donald Trump, there’s always been a special dispensation for hawkish bigots.

Jul 14, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Workers fulfill orders at an Amazon fulfillment center.

Amazon’s Prime Sweatshop Is Nothing to Celebrate Amazon’s Prime Sweatshop Is Nothing to Celebrate

While chairman Jeff Bezos enjoys his honeymoon, Amazon workers are in line for record injuries and hospitalizations over the four-day summer sale.

Jul 8, 2025 / Jonathan Rosenblum

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