Here’s a Real Watergate-Style Political Scandal Here’s a Real Watergate-Style Political Scandal
Mitch McConnell is claiming he's the victim of "Watergate-style" tactics; while the real modern Watergate scandal has gone ignored.
Why Mandate Disclosure? Because Corporations Lie on Voluntary Political Transparency Why Mandate Disclosure? Because Corporations Lie on Voluntary Political Transparency
The SEC is considering rules for political disclosure—and a voluntary regime simply isn’t enough.
The Right Leans In The Right Leans In
Media-savvy conservative think tanks take aim and fire at progressive power bases in the states.
Microsoft Helps Sponsor CPAC’s Anti-Gay Conference Microsoft Helps Sponsor CPAC’s Anti-Gay Conference
Microsoft, a company staking out a public position as pro-equality, helps underwrite a conservative group pushing to exclude gays from the Republican Party.
Charles Koch Reflects on Last Election, Promises to Do More to ‘Persuade Politicians’ Charles Koch Reflects on Last Election, Promises to Do More to ‘Persuade Politicians’
In a letter to thousands of employees, Charles Koch writes about the last election and his plans for the future.
Lobbyists Targeting Liberal Groups Channeled Chinese Hackers’ Strategy Lobbyists Targeting Liberal Groups Channeled Chinese Hackers’ Strategy
The Chamber of Commerce was planning a campaign to illegally hack its critics, and others could easily follow suit. Will cyberwar extend to domestic political campaigns?
What Does Millions in Lobbying Money Buy? Five Congresspeople in the Pocket of the Private Prison Industry What Does Millions in Lobbying Money Buy? Five Congresspeople in the Pocket of the Private Prison Industry
Should these congresspeople really be making decisions on immigration reform when they've taken so much money from the corporations who stand to gain from stricter enforcement ...
Feb 27, 2013 / Lee Fang and Francis Reynolds
How Private Prisons Game the Immigration System How Private Prisons Game the Immigration System
With huge profits at stake, CCA and the Geo Group are pushing discreetly for enforcement-heavy immigration reform.
Feb 27, 2013 / Lee Fang
Obama’s Budget Chief Nominee Led Walmart’s Targeted Giving Obama’s Budget Chief Nominee Led Walmart’s Targeted Giving
Under the leadership of Sylvia Mathews Burwell, the Walmart Foundation used generous gifts to grease the way for store expansions.
Feb 15, 2013 / Josh Eidelson and Lee Fang
Meet Jason Rapert, the Koch-Backed Evangelical Steering Arkansas’s Radical Abortion-Restriction Effort Meet Jason Rapert, the Koch-Backed Evangelical Steering Arkansas’s Radical Abortion-Restriction Effort
Arkansas State Senator Jason Rapert, chief sponsor of potentially the most restrictive anti-abortion bill in the country, has friends in high places.