AOC Is Right: Amazon’s Jobs Aren’t Worth $3 Billion In Corporate Welfare
Deals like the one struck between Amazon and New York showcase a national policy disease that rides the paychecks of individuals and small businesses across the country.
Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Right To Be Angry About Amazon’s New HQ
The democratic-socialist from the Bronx is right. Amazon shouldn’t get billions in tax incentives.
De Blasio’s Uber Cap Is Exactly What The Taxi Industry Paid Him For
The taxi lobby is among New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s biggest donors. They just got a big win from him that will hurt most New Yorkers.
Trump Can’t Drain The Swamp And Pardon Blagojevich
Blagojevich’s swampy actions don’t deserve a commuted sentence. If President Trump wants to stick to his mission, he should let the former Illinois governor serve his time for his crimes.
Earmarks Are Inherently Corrupt. Congress Has No Business Resurrecting Pork Barrel Politics
Former Republican Sen. Tom Coburn writes that Congress would be insane to resurrect earmarks, which he says are inherently corrupt.
Fusion GPS Scandal Implicates Media In Possible Pay-To-Publish Scheme
A court filing from the U.S. district court for DC shows that Fusion GPS paid several journalists and was paid by a media organization.
How Big Business Uses Big Government To Ruin Small Fishermen Like Me
Ensnared in an international trade dispute between Vietnam and very large U.S. catfish farms are hundreds of small wild-caught catfish producers throughout the United States.
Documents Reveal Special Interests Lobbied Obama’s HUD For Taxpayer Sinecures
Groups committed to ‘revolutionary social change’ received money supposedly allocated for alleged victims.
Don’t Let Congress Make You Beg Your Eye Doctor For Contact Lenses
If passed, a bill in Congress would once again allow optometrists and contact lenses makers to hike prices and control patients’ choices.
Taxpayers Need To Start Charging Elon Musk Rather Than Paying Him
SpaceX doesn’t cut NASA in when it uses NASA facilities—our facilities—to launch rockets carrying private cargo, which he gets paid for effectively twice.
The GOP Should Not Use Their Power To Shield Big Donors From Competition
If the GOP proves itself to be the flip side of the same old coin, the next elections won’t turn out as well for them as the one that just concluded.
Donald Trump’s Carrier Deal Is Just Cronyism as Usual
The Carrier deal shows that Donald Trump isn’t going to ‘drain the swamp.’ He’s just going to favor a different set of swamp creatures.
FBI To Re-Open Investigation Into Hillary’s E-mail Server
The FBI is reportedly going to reopen its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private e-mail server during her tenure as secretary of State.
Don’t Let Congress Control Your Contact Lens Choices
Congress has given eye doctors and contact lens manufacturers a monopoly on the market. That prevents consumers from determining what’s best for them.
State Department Gave Millions To Foundation Led By John Kerry’s Daughter
Hillary Clinton isn’t the only secretary of State under the Obama administration to have familial connections to a private foundation that got millions in taxpayer dollars.
The Clinton Foundation Was Designed For Two-Way Bribery
The Clinton Foundation would represent a source of power to the Clintons unlike those enjoyed by any previous American president. This corruption machine should be shut down.
Hillary Met With A Lot Of People As Secretary Of State. Most Were Clinton Foundation Donors
An analysis of newly released State Department records shows a majority of the non-governmental meetings Hillary Clinton held as U.S. secretary of State were with donors to her family’s tax-free foundation.
Was The Clinton Foundation Behind Shady Middle Eastern Arms Deals?
Shortly after Hillary Clinton met with the crown prince of Bahrain, a Clinton Foundation donor, the United States sold his country a bunch of arms.
New Emails: Hillary’s Right-Hand Woman Did Favors For Clinton Foundation Donors
Huma Abedin, longtime aide to Hillary Clinton, helped Clinton Foundation donors get access to Clinton during her tenure as secretary of State, emails reveal.
Reminder: Obamacare Is Still A Giant Cronyistic Disaster
The problem isn’t that Aetna is leaving the Obamacare exchanges. The problem is that Aetna was in the exchanges to begin with
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