News | Politics & Elections Former Ethics Head Blasts “Openly Corrupt” Ted Cruz for “Selling Access” Cruz wrote in an op-ed that Republicans would no longer help companies that criticized restrictive laws on voting. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 4, 2021 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Big Corporations Strike Racial Justice Pose While Continuing to Fund Police Nonprofit police foundations are just one way corporations have funneled money into law enforcement. By Jon Skolnik , Salon April 27, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Are Republicans Breaking Up With Big Business? Don’t Hold Your Breath. After Jan. 6, some corporations vowed to cut donations to politicians involved, but it was soon business as usual again. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout April 21, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Corporations Back Away From Georgia Voting Bill After Funding Its Sponsors The GOP-backed bill introduces a series of stringent voter restrictions under the auspices of “election integrity.” By Jon Skolnik , Salon April 13, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Endorsed by Trump Allies, Disgraced Former Missouri Governor Will Run for Senate The controversy surrounding former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens may end up costing Republicans a seemingly “safe” seat. By Joshua Holzer , Truthout April 11, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Corporations Criticize Georgia’s Racist Voting Bill After Giving Big to GOP Business PACs gave 57 percent of their donations to Republicans in the 2020 election cycle. By Karl Evers-Hillstrom & Alyce McFadden , CenterforResponsivePolitics April 10, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Jayapal Leads Proposal for Constitutional Amendment to End Corporate Personhood 50 Democratic congressmembers joined Jayapal in introducing an amendment to “put power back into the hands of people.” By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams April 7, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Koch-Backed Donor Network Wants to Blame COVID Deaths on Public Health Measures A billionaire-backed fund is promoting a deregulation agenda critical of prevailing public health recommendations. By David Armiak , PRWatch April 4, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Republicans Can’t Figure Out How to Get People to Dislike the For the People Act A Koch group said it’s “incredibly difficult” to sway even Republicans against H.R. 1. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 29, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Right-Wing Groups Attack Election and Ethics Reform Bill Conservative groups are pulling out the stops to attack S. 1 and its House equivalent, H.R. 1. By Alex Kotch & David Armiak , PRWatch March 26, 2021 Truthout