corporate corruption The DoJ allowed an oil company to hide $10 million in political donations as part of its bankruptcy filings Thom Dunn
beverage indsutry How much money do major food/beverage companies give to political parties? Thom Dunn
taxes are for little people The sordid tale of Microsoft's epic tax evasion and the war they waged against the IRS Cory Doctorow
ajit fucking pai FCC Chairman Pai's former employer, Verizon, lied about coverage, and then Pai tried to bury the news Cory Doctorow
dystopia watch Talking with the Left Field podcast about Sidewalk Labs's plan to build a surveilling "smart city" in Toronto Cory Doctorow
Big Pharma's origin: how the Chicago School and private equity shifted medicine's focus from health to wealth Cory Doctorow
literal guillotine watch Monsanto ran a psy-ops war-room to discredit journalists and spy on Neil Young Cory Doctorow
forensic accounting A loophole in nonprofit law means that corporate lobbying is at least double the official figure Cory Doctorow
purity tests Beto O'Rourke just hired a "senior advisor" who used to lobby for Keystone XL, Seaworld and private prisons Cory Doctorow
on-brand Joe Biden kicks off his presidential bid with a fundraiser hosted by Comcast's chief lobbyist Cory Doctorow
hq2 Public records requests reveal the elaborate shell-company secrecy that Google uses when seeking subsidies for data-centers Cory Doctorow
influence peddling After promising health care execs that Medicare for All was dead, Pelosi's team plans toothless pharma deal Cory Doctorow
can you feel the trickle-down? Ajit Pai killed Net Neutrality and Trump gave away a huge tax break; Verizon got billions and killed 10,000 jobs Cory Doctorow
dark store theory America's big box stores sucked up corporate welfare and killed Main Street — now they're ducking property tax Cory Doctorow