According to an article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, Kraft is splitting into two publicly-traded companies – one that... View Article
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When the final mission of the space shuttle Atlantis completed last Thursday, a new era of U.S. spaceflight began. The... View Article
Continue readingMurdoch’s influence extends to U.S., global politics
The phone hacking scandal currently plaguing News Corp owner Rupert Murdoch began in London, and because of rumors that his... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explored: Companies behind Harry Potter cast a spell on U.S. politics
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 has obliviated all previous box-office records in its opening weekend, grossing $168... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explored: Obama’s Bundler List
Earlier today the Obama campaign released a list of 244 fundraisers who have bundled thousands of dollars in donations to the president's victory fund.
Continue readingInfluence Explored: Credit ratings agencies score the U.S. government, and lobby it, too
The ongoing negotiations in Congress over raising the U.S. debt ceiling have prompted Moody’s Corp, a bond rating agency, to... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explored: Union Politics in Connecticut
The Hartford Courant published a story today profiling the spokesmen for the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition in Connecticut. SEBAC... View Article
Continue reading100 Senators Iconized and Explored
Andy Rash of iotacons crafted these amazing 8-bit versions of your elected senator, well done. I’ve also gone ahead and... View Article
Continue readingInfluence Explored: Murdoch’s money and media influences politics the world over
An article in the Sydney Morning Herald today reports that the closure of News Corp’s News of the World tabloid... View Article
Continue readingLawmakers with ties to railroad industry propose Amtrak privatization bill
by Eric Dunn, Policy Intern The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure recently held a hearing on the Competition for Intercity... View Article
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