3 Big Pharma Scandals That Will Make You Sick
The cost of life-saving drugs have gotten out of hand. Big pharmaceutical companies pad the bottom line, while millions of Americans struggle to pay the bills. Public outcry has been fierce and…
Checks from Dad, Internet Cash, and a Mile-Wide Revolving Door
While half the country watched Wimbledon and the other half obsessed over handshakes at the G-20 summit, these people were hoping you missed the embarrassing articles about them. Check them out below…
Your Weekly Corruption Rundown: A Distressed DA, Dark Money, and Those Pesky Property Taxes
Whether you hit the barbeque, stayed up to watch fireworks, or spent some time with your loved ones, we here at Represent.Us hope you had a happy Fourth of July! On Independence…
Here’s how much senators writing the Senate Healthcare Bill got from a top insurer and a leading drugmaker
In early May, a group of 13 Republican senators were chosen for a working group to hammer out the new Senate Healthcare Bill. That draft legislation – available here, in full –…
Your Weekly Corruption Rundown: Healthcare, Gerrymandering, and Jack Abramoff?
There’s something calming about the seasons changing. Nature’s regrowth, the budding of new life, temperatures that make walking outside tolerable – it’s a time of flux. One thing that isn’t changing? Corruption….
How Private Prisons Trashed Decades of Reform Work
It took years to build bipartisan momentum for criminal justice and prison reform – and it looked like the time had finally come. Public opinion was there. The political will was there….
Your Weekly Corruption Run-Down: Opioid Lobbying, Pay-to-Play, and Illegal Campaign Contributions
With the merry-go-round of Senate hearings and the whirlwind NBA Finals, you might have had a busy week. You could be thinking to yourself, “Gosh, I’ve just been so focused on weighing…
The Lawmakers Who Voted to Sell Your Private Data Got Millions from the Telecom Industry
This week, Congress passed a resolution that would allow internet service providers to sell their users’ browsing history to marketers – and the lawmakers who voted for it collected more than $5.35…
