Political Influence

Foundations, Insiders and IPOs: Back Door Influence and Abuse

Vivian Norris | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Ipos, Research Subsidies, Hedge Funds, Non-Profits, Medical School, Capital Gains, Political Influence, Biotech, Tax Evasion, Giving, Offshore, Wealth Gap, Foundations, Business News
Vivian Norris

The wasteful, immoral use of "nonprofit" foundations as ways to funnel monies, evade taxes and influence politics not just at home but abroad, needs to be investigated.

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Damage: John Lescroart Once Again Covers the Streets of San Francisco

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rape and Murder, Immigration, District Attorney, John Lescroart, Political Influence, San Francisco Chief of Police, Damage the Book, Books News
Jackie K. Cooper

The announcement of a new novel by John Lescroart is a cause for celebration. And this book investigates the effect powerful, moneyed people can have on the law and its implementation.

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Free Trade Doesn't Work by Ian Fletcher: A Brief Review

Stephen Herrington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Government, Education, Trade Deficit, Milton Friedman, Federal Budget Deficit, Obama Trade Policy, Jobs, Free Trade, Paul Krugman, Political Influence, Free Market, Technology, Trade Policy, Books News
Stephen Herrington

Ian Fletcher, just as relentlessly as its defenders extol free trade, explores the paths to breaking the institutionalizing of it, and finding alternatives for balancing it.

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Census 2010: Universities, Colleges Push To Get Students Counted

AP | CHRIS WILLIAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Funding, College Students, University, 2010 Census, Congress, Services, Tuition, College, Public Universities, Dorms, Colleges, Political Influence, Residents, Universities, College News

ST. PAUL, Minn. — It was 5 p.m. in the lobby of the library of Metropolitan State University, and Clara Ware was sitting behind a table covered ...

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Congress on Sale! Saints of the Hill Who Take Less Than $20,000 in Health Care $$ - The List - Part VI

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 111th Congress, Politics, Campaign Giving, Finance, Political Contributions, Health, Health Care Reform, Representatives, Political Influence, Health-Action, Health Care, Special Interest Money, Health Care Special Interest Money, Senators, Politics News
Brian Ross

While they land on either side of the fence on the issue, these are some of the most interesting players in the unfolding health care reform drama.

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