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Michigan Republicans Awarded Themselves COVID Money Meant for Frontline Workers
The GOP commissioners awarded themselves up to $25,000 from American Rescue Plan funds set aside for frontline workers.
Trump Charged Taxpayers Over $50,000 in Rent for Secret Service This Year Alone
Records show Donald Trump’s New Jersey club likely charged the Secret Service about $557 a night to protect him.
Manchin Has Made Millions From Coal Sales Since Joining the Senate
A recent financial disclosure shows that the Virginia senator owns shares worth up to $5 million in a coal brokerage.
Socialist Teacher Takes Lead in Peruvian Election
Political scientist Carlos León Moya describes how the election took place amid a years-long political crisis.
FBI Probes Allegation That DeJoy Used Illegal Scheme to Rise as GOP Megadonor
Former employees have alleged that DeJoy pressured them to donate to GOP candidates with the promise of reimbursement.
Anti-Democratic Tradition Is So Ubiquitous That Many Don’t Even Recognize It
David Swanson discusses how the U.S. is a corrupt oligarchy, reforming impeachment and the power of public assemblies.
House Committee Finds Sketchy COVID-Related Contracts Were Awarded Under Trump
Politically connected or otherwise untested companies were given hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts.
Large Corporations Are Already Breaking Pledges to Not Donate to Republicans
Just a month after the Capitol attack, AT&T, Intel and Cigna donated $50,000 total to Republican fundraising committees.
Parties Charge A Lot for Committee and Leadership Roles. Corporations Benefit.
Secretive policies enforced by the two parties directly link legislative and political power to campaign fundraising.
GOP Lawmaker Was Busy Buying Amazon Stock as Economy Was Shutting Down Last Year
While the market was crashing and people were going into quarantine, Crenshaw bought thousands in Amazon stock.