As dire climate change projections mount, one in four members of Congress is invested in oil, gas, or coal interests.
Alex Kotch
Alex Kotch is a senior investigative reporter at Sludge.
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Conservative Democrat Gets $100k From Oil and Gas PACs in Bid to Fend Off Surging Progressive
Attorney Jessica Cisneros is taking on the fossil fuel–friendly Democratic Texas Representative Henry Cuellar in the 2020 primary.
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Super PAC Backing ‘Middle-Class Joe’ Is Led by Lobbyists, Corporate Consultants, and Democratic Fundraisers
This week, Unite the Country announced its top staffers, most of whom either work for major corporations or run groups funded by corporate interests.
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Google Is Profiting From Notorious Hate Group’s Ads
The tech giant appears to only be enforcing part of its hate speech ad policy when it comes to anti-immigrant hate group FAIR.
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The Business of Homelessness
NYC’s biggest shelter contractor makes millions, offers shoddy facilities.
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This Pharma-Backed Astroturf Group Wants to Keep Your Drug Prices High
The Coalition Against Socialized Medicine, a project of the American Conservative Union, is advertising on Politico Playbook this week.
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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.
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Meet the Oligarchs Funding Campaign to Kill Anti-Poverty Programs
Top funders behind a campaign against food stamps and Medicaid include some well-known rightwing political megadonors.
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DSCC Raked In Cash From Health Care and Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Before Endorsing Hickenlooper
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is intervening in Colorado’s crowded Senate primary to boost a candidate who opposes Medicare for All and the Green New Deal.
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Congressional Black Caucus Institute Takes CoreCivic Cash, Boosts Policies That Help Private Prisons
As it benefits from the corporate coffers of private prison giant CoreCivic, the institute advocates privatized reentry programs from which the company profits.