More than halfway into the Biden administration, Democrats don’t have a majority at a key agency. The likely nominee to end that has plenty of experience but a corporate past.
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Peer Into the Dark Money Abyss
While much of the funding to the ‘dark money’ behemoths tied to the leaders of Congress remains a mystery, a review of corporate disclosures reveals more of the companies that have donated.
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Corruption at the Fifth Estate
Lack of disclosure on de facto lobbying at think tanks has triggered a bipartisan reaction.
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Congressional Crypto Defenders Accidentally Sparked an SEC Crackdown
Emboldened by claims that he needed to do more to stop crypto meltdowns before they started, Gary Gensler has rapidly enforced the law.
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Project Censored, Part 2: Billionaire Press Domination
The real causes of inflation, Gates Foundation media investments, the CIA and Julian Assange, ALEC’s push to preserve its influence networks in state legislation, and surveillance advertising are the next five stories on the list.
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Project Censored, Part 1: Billionaire Press Domination
Fossil fuel subsidies, wage theft, EPA risk reports, congressional conflicts of interest, and dark, dark money: Concentration of corporate wealth and power distorts everything we see — and don’t see — in the world around us every day.