There is an op-ed in The Hill today by lobbyist Thomas Spulak arguing that the interests that hire lobbyists are... View Article
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Watch the trailer of Alex Gibney’s new documentary Casino Jack and the United States of Money. The movie covers the... View Article
Continue readingSenate Agriculture Committee Members Pull In Finance Contributions
The Senate Agriculture Committee will take up a bill to regulate trading in derivatives in a markup today. The committee... View Article
Continue readingBanking Influence Link Omnibus
1) The Hill reports that the big banks have increased their lobbying in the first quarter of 2010 from their... View Article
Continue readingBanks, Exchanges Seek to Influence Derivatives Reform
The final piece of the financial regulatory reform puzzle is about to come into place as Sen. Blanche Lincoln released... View Article
Continue readingWhen transparency can save lives
Dan Froomkin has a good write-up of the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) failure to release certain notes related... View Article
Continue readingSenate Democrats, Republicans Raced to Raise Money from Finance, Insurance, Real Estate Sector in 2009
More than two years after the collapse of Bear Stearns presaged the 2008 financial meltdown, the United States Senate is... View Article
Continue readingSecret Proclamations?
Apparently, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour issued a secret proclamation declaring April as Confederate Heritage Month. The proclamation was issued on... View Article
Continue readingMore on mining investigation transparency
Ken Ward, Jr. points to a statement by Sen. Jay Rockefeller calling for Senate hearings on the Upper Big Branch... View Article
Continue readingWhy not mining investigation transparency?
Ken Ward, Jr. at The Charleston Gazette asks an important question: Why not make investigations into mining disasters open to... View Article
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