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Keeping Politicians Honest

Politicians must be the only people in America who “believe” that money doesn't influence their decisions. We know it does. At Dirty Money Watch we track outrageous behavior by politicians and the ways that big-money lobbies buy political power.

Check in often as we expose how insurers, drug companies, oil giants and other powerful special interests use their campaign cash to dominate Sacramento, Washington DC, statehouses and city halls around the country.

Recent Articles:

John Simpson, Consumer Watchdog, on Google's Political Influence and "Misguided Motto"

By Addy Dugdale, FAST COMPANY
July 15, 2010

Google's Washington Influence Is Spreading, Some Say Too Much

By Addy Dugdale, FAST COMPANY
July 13, 2010

Big Money from Special Interests Attempts to Sway Three Local Elections

By Patrick McGreevy, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
July 11, 2010

Sniffing in StreetView's Tracks

By Richard Waters, FINANCIAL TIMES TECH BLOG
July 8, 2010

Google WiSpying Hit Congress; National Security Data Could Have Been Gathered

CONTACT: John M. Simpson, (310) 292-7041; or Carmen Balber, (202) 629-3043
July 8, 2010

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Raising hell, not raising money is what middle class needs from American Labor

September 6, 2010 | Posted by Jamie Court

The problem with American politics is that there is too much focus on raising money and too little on raising hell. The Labor movement in America suffers from the safe fate. This labor day, let's remember what works for the American middle class and the labor movement that's supposed to represent it.

Oil Watchdog: CEO confession: Clean air wastes profit

September 1, 2010 | Posted by Judy Dugan

The chief funders of California's anti-regulation Proposition 23 on the November ballot are a pair of Texas-based refiners, Valero and Tesoro. Each of them has two refineries in California and the last thing they want, from a profit standpoint, is regulation of greenhouse gases or any concerted attempt to slow climate change.

Obama's victory lap in rush hour gridlocks LA to raise $1 million for Congress

August 17, 2010 | Posted by Jamie Court

It took my wife an hour and half to make the two mile commute home Monday, after the secret service closed some of LA's busiest streets at rush hour to shuttle the president from his Beverly Hills hotel to a fundraiser for Congress...

Seattle on Monday: Insurance commissioners blink in the spotlight

August 16, 2010 | Posted by Judy Dugan

If there's one thing the National Association of Insurance Commissioners don't see much of, it's public attention. Now, however, it's got the attention of the media, consumer advocates and at least part of an increasingly aware public....

Insurance CEO pay: So that's where the premium increase went

August 11, 2010 | Posted by Judy Dugan

There are days when the idea of private health insurance companies running health reform are more ludicrous than others. Today, we find that health insurance CEOs are raking in ever-higher compensation--up to $110 million a year for one retiring CEO. This is obviously where a lot of our ever-rising premium dollars are going.

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