Money Politics
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The Tide May Be Turning on Billionaire Backers of Charter Schools in California
California’s new superintendent of public instruction, Tony Thurmond, opposes the privatization of education. more
Vox Populist: Monopoly or Democracy?
Monopolies are virulently anti-American, suppressing our fundamental values of fairness and opportunity for all. That’s why, throughout our history, the people have instinctively rebelled. more
Charlie Kaijo
California Just Banned For-Profit Charter Schools. Why?
Given the state's history with “school choice,” California’s new legislation comes as a surprise. And it’s met with skepticism. more
Michael Moore Turns Up the Heat in Fahrenheit 11/9
The cinematic son of America’s industrial proletariat launches a blistering broadside. more
Gage Skidmore
In Louisville, a Web of Private Interests Conspire to Expand Charter Schools
Members of the Kentucky Board of Education have allied with corporate interests to privatize education, including involvement in potential real estate deals. more
Lawrence Jackson
From African American Voters to African Nations, Cambridge Analytica Wages ‘Cultural Warfare’
From its beginnings, the firm used African politics as a testing ground for influencing the behavior of the voting public. more
Gunning for Profits
The NRA has some unexpected openings in its corporate partnership program...and that’s a good thing! more
Fabrice Florin
To All the Young Folks Fighting the Gun Lobby: Follow the Money
Young people in Florida and elsewhere—articulate and thoughtful, media savvy and politically astute—are taking action against policies that are killing them in the classroom. They have a wealth of data to back them up. more
Killing Off the Middle Class
It is said that the rich and poor will always be among us. But nowhere is it written that the middle class will last. more
Stealing is Legal
If you want to hide your millions from taxation, just find a willing offshore haven to make your megabucks disappear into a maze of shell corporations. It’s your money, let the little people worry about their silly public roads and icky health care! more
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Behind Trump’s Tough Talk on Pakistan, Follow the Money
Licensing arrangements in India have raked in at least $1.6 million for Trump’s company and perhaps as much as $11 million in royalties since 2014. more
Gage Skidmore
Swamp Things: Texas Governor Abbott’s Debt to the Gun Lobby
Ever since first running for Texas office more than twenty years ago, Abbott has been a steady advocate for expanding access to guns. He has a 100% approval rating from the National Rifle Association, and is proud of it. more
Gaming the Endangered Species Act: The Case of the American Burying Beetle
Why is the oil industry spending hundreds of thousands against a tiny ecosystem hero? more
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Why the Democrats Won't Wake Up
The Democratic Party’s marriage with corporate interests—like any poisonous marriage—means that a bold progressive shift is not about “waking up,” but about breaking up. more
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Renata Pumarol, New York Communities for Change, Beating "Government Sachs" and the Plutocrats
Exposing "sham populism." more
Beyond Washington Politicking, the Real Health Care Story Is in the States
Just about every state harbors an active and organized grassroots campaign for universal health care, and state campaigns have already achieved significant success. more
How to Keep up on Events without Your Head Exploding
Amid the onslaught of new revelations, executive orders and back room deals, important stories are no doubt falling by the wayside. more
Elvert Barnes
Why Is Dark Money Spending so Much on Neil Gorsuch?
We'll likely never know, but the maximally conservative record of the Supreme Court nominee provides some answers. Journalist Jake Whitney talks with law professor Zephyr Teachout in search of clues. more
