When you're the only one with money, everyone is for sale (source)by Gaius PubliusThough I haven't written much about this topic, the merger of corporations and universities, but it's been on my mind a lot.
Wall Street shill Scott Garrett represents Lodi, home of the Bada Bing strip club from The SopranosLast week we talked about a new payday lender scandal breaking in Washington because of bribes that were taken by something like a dozen slimy Members of Congress. Campaign contributions were delivered and legislative favors were given return.
A few days ago a federal judge ruled that contributions to a SuperPAC are admissible as evidence in a political bribery case, in this instance Robert Menendez's political bribery case.
Lou Vince-- progressive congressional candidate for CA-25The Military Times super-serves a very specific readership. A few days ago they went into overdrive because conservatives made it clear that there is an expansion of legislation Elizabeth Warren has pushed that they want to destroy-- protection for military families from predatory lenders.
You're probably aware that crooked multimillionaire Darrell Issa (R-CA)-- a car thief, street thug and arsonist-for-profit-- has been working on a plan to abolish the post office on behalf of his allies at for-profit delivery systems at FedEx and UPS.
