Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Pro-Israel Legislators Have Concocted a Dangerous Ruse to Shut Down Nonprofits Bipartisan legislation threatens the tax-exempt status of nonprofits that incur the disapproval of government officials. By Andy Lee Roth , Truthout May 3, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections AOC Calls AIPAC “NRA of Foreign Policy” Over Right-Wing, Pro-Israel Attacks “Each and every day, their role in US politics becomes a greater scandal,” Representative Ocasio-Cortez said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 23, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Outside Spending on 2024 Election Tops $318 Million, Outpacing Past Elections The spending spree kicks off what could be a record-breaking election year. By Anna Massoglia & Jimmy Cloutier , OpenSecrets January 21, 2024 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Big Agriculture and Big Oil Join Forces to Lobby for Clean Energy Credits Companies are working to convince policymakers that so-called "renewable natural gas" should get government subsidies. By David Moore , Sludge January 20, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Israel Lobby Has Given $58M to Congress, Which Overwhelmingly Backs Gaza Assault Forty-two percent of the contributions went toward just six Democrats who defeated progressives in their primaries. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 10, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Airbnb Spends Record Amount on Lobbying Amid Attempts at Regulation Short-term rental services like Airbnb have come under increased scrutiny for their impact on housing affordability. By Harshawn Ratanpal , OpenSecrets December 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections NRA Revenue Has Plummeted by Over 50 Percent Since 2016, Leaked Audit Shows The National Rifle Association’s membership revenue dropped last year to levels not seen since at least the 2000s. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 26, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Corporate Lobbyists Are Breaking Spending Records in 2023 Corporations have spent more on lobbying in the first half of 2023 than they did in the same period any year prior. By Maia Cook , OpenSecrets October 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Health Care Giants Dominate PA Lobbying While Pennsylvanians’ Health Suffers Health care profiteers make up 3 of the top 5 spenders on lobbying in Pennsylvania. By Aly Shaw , EyesontheTies September 9, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Inside the Big Pharma Playbook Making Prescription Drugs Unaffordable in the US Polling shows that large numbers of Americans are forgoing prescribed medicines because they can’t afford them. By Elisabeth Rosenthal , KaiserHealthNews August 20, 2023 Truthout