Donald Trump with his tangled business dealings is a walking conflict of interest, but Hillary Clinton’s connections to the world of high finance and political pull creates its own problems with outstretched palms, writes Michael Winship. By Michael Winship The…Read more →
Pay-to-play, the merger of politics and business, has many features including how to exploit political influence to maximize business profits even when children’s lives are at risk, says Michael Winship. By Michael Winship Cash and carry has become nothing more…Read more →
At the Democratic National Convention, some tough-guy/gal militaristic talk has prompted floor shouts of “no more war,” while most domestic policy rhetoric has been markedly progressive, say Bill Moyers and Michael Winship. By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship Shoot if you…Read more →
For decades, Americans have been sold on rugged individualism and told to disdain collectivism and community, a philosophy that has starved many public institutions and fattened up the few at the top, as Lawrence Davidson explains. By Lawrence Davidson I…Read more →
As the Cabaret song observes, “money makes the world go ‘round,” and that’s especially true of American politics with the Democratic platform objecting to lobbying only sotto voce so as not to offend, says Michael Winship. By Michael Winship In all…Read more →
And it's even worse than before.
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George Clooney held a $353,000-per-couple fundraiser for Hillary one day before he called money in politics “obscene.”
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Livestreamers captured the crowd chanting, “Where is CNN?”
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Business-as-usual Democrats are thrilled that Hillary Clinton finally appears headed toward her long-predicted coronation, but Bill Moyers and Michael Winship recommend that she first join in ousting two of her biggest backers. By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship There are…Read more →
Despite the 2008 Wall Street crash and government promises of reform, the old back-scratching ways of special favors and influence are again in vogue – as if they were ever out of style, writes JP Sottile. By JP Sottile You’ve…Read more →
