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Washington D.C. is Swarming With Unaccountable Parasites
Washington D.C. is Swarming With Unaccountable Parasites In theory, Americans should be proud of their national capital and all the important work that gets done there. In theory. In reality, our nation’s capital is an utter cesspool of self-serving, unethical and unaccountable parasites. We all know it and, even worse, it’s probably a hundred times […]
The Downright Sinister Rearrangement of Riches
The Downright Sinister Rearrangement of Riches Simple Classifications Let’s begin with facts. Cold hard unadorned facts. Water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit at standard atmospheric pressure. Squaring the circle using a compass and straightedge is impossible. The sun is a star. The sun is not just a star, it is a benevolent star. Look, it […]
Wall Street Bankers and Lobbyists Move to Ensure Industry Continues to Regulate Itself
Wall Street Bankers and Lobbyists Move to Ensure Industry Continues to Regulate Itself Not content with continued prosecutorial immunity and trillions in taxpayer bailouts and backstops, Wall Street banksters are making moves to ensure they regulate themselves. In case you’re still wondering who the real owners of this country are… The Wall Street Journal reports: ORLANDO, Fla.—Wall Street’s top […]
How Oil Industry Lobbyists Played the Long Game to Access a Fuel-Rich Corner of Alaskan Wilderness
How Oil Industry Lobbyists Played the Long Game to Access a Fuel-Rich Corner of Alaskan Wilderness Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock This story was co-published by ProPublica and Politico Magazine. From his seat in the small plane flying over the largest remaining swath of American wilderness, Bruce Babbitt thought he could envision the legacy of one of his proudest achievements as […]
Cheating, No Problem: Automakers Win Again in Europe
Cheating, No Problem: Automakers Win Again in Europe They run the show. Brussels, Europe: A more wretched hive of corporate lobbyists, law firms, and money-grubbing apparatchiks you will struggle to find. The latest example of lobbying influence is one of the most egregious yet, since it will affect the quality (or lack thereof) of the […]
Canada’s Biggest Political Scandal You Never Heard Of
Canada’s Biggest Political Scandal You Never Heard Of Big oil, taxpayers’ millions, call girls and a ‘mechanic’ named Bruce Carson. It’s probably the biggest political scandal you’ve never heard of. The tale involves Big Oil, millions of taxpayer dollars, call girls and someone the RCMP describes as “one of the prime minister’s longest serving advisors”: […]
Are US Regulators Trying to Cover Up Influence Of Lobbyists On New Oil-By-Rail Regulations?
Are US Regulators Trying to Cover Up Influence Of Lobbyists On New Oil-By-Rail Regulations? It’s no secret that the oil and rail industries lobbied the Obama Administration heavily during the creation of new oil-by-rail regulations released this past May, with lobbyists reportedly not even taking a break the day after a major oil train accident. But just how […]
The Clintons and Their Banker Friends
The Clintons and Their Banker Friends The past, especially the political past, doesn’t just provide clues to the present. In the realm of the presidency and Wall Street, it provides an ongoing pathway for political-financial relationships and policies that remain a threat to the American economy going forward. When Hillary Clinton video-announced her bid for […]
Is the Fracking Lobby Setting the EU Energy Agenda?
Is the Fracking Lobby Setting the EU Energy Agenda? A European expert panel on unconventional hydrocarbons has been almost entirely taken over by the fracking industry reveals a new investigationby Friends of the Earth (FoE) Europe and theCorporate Europe Observatory (CEO). The advisory group, set up by the European Commission, is tasked with assessing ongoing fracking projects in Europe along with […]
