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"Presidency for Sale": Report Details Big-Buck Spending by Influence Seekers at Trump Properties
"Business is booming at the Trump International Hotel in D.C., not because of the décor, but because corporations and foreign governments want to curry favor with the president," according to a new report by Public Citizen.
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Paul Ryan Receives Half a Million in Koch Contributions Just Days After Passing Tax Law
“It looks like House Speaker Ryan is quickly being rewarded for passing this legislation that overwhelmingly benefits the Kochs and billionaires like them."
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In Carillion Scandal and Its Cover-Up, Britons Again Accuse Their Government
Up until last week, Carillion was the second largest construction company in the U.K. Now, the outrageous debt and blacklisting scandal that toppled it have exposed the underbelly of Great Britain's costly fetish for privatization at any public cost.
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Drowning In Oil: How Trump’s Offshore Drilling Policies Will Impact the U.S. Coastline
Even if you could care less about the seals and only care about the dollars, offshore oil drilling is a stupid proposition. That’s probably why Trump loves it.
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Majority of National Park Service Board Resigns, Citing Administration Indifference
Three-quarters of the seats on the U.S. National Park Service advisory board are vacant following a mass resignation Monday night, with members stating their "requests to engage [with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke] have been ignored."
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Banks Raked In $6.4 Billion in Overdraft Fees in 2017. Where's the Public Outrage?
We're talking about the world's most bloated financial giants growing even fatter and richer off the backs of people who are already broke, by charging them additional fees for money they already lack.
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The Free Market Made Us Do It!
A new global CEO pay comparison, the most rigorous and comprehensive yet, demolishes the standard-issue corporate rationale for America’s over-the-top executive compensation.
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Trump Administration Waives Punishment For Convicted Banks, Including Deutsche—Which Trump Owes Millions
One of the Trump administration waivers for the LIBOR scandal was granted to Deutsche Bank — which is owed at least $130 million by President Trump and his business empire, and has also been fined for its role in Russian money laundering.
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Amazon Makes List of Large Companies with Workers Receiving Food Stamps
“It’s pretty clear that a lot of these jobs are not good jobs."
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Remaking the Message: Blueprint for a Progressive Economic Populism in 2018
Democrats and progressives appear, finally, to have recognized that organizing, meeting people face-to-face, registering voters, and getting them to the polls is how you really win elections.
