Monday, September 14, 2026

Tag: big money

Bernie Sanders blames ‘big money interests’ for Trump’s victory, calls for...

According to Sanders, the Democratic Party’s reliance on wealthy donors and corporate consultants is pushing working-class voters away.

When big money buys off criticism of big money

Big money should not be influencing what should be investigated, revealed, and discussed – especially about big money.

Who won in 2016? Big money.

Neither Clinton nor Trump took on the role of corporate mega-donors this election.

Clinton’s Defense of Big Money Won’t Cut It

This surely will be one of the issues that Sanders carries into the convention. And it is one that Democrats and Clinton should adopt as central to their platform.

The End of Big Money in Elections? 6 Reasons to Think...

Signs of change are cropping up everywhere from grassroots actions to the presidential campaigns.

Hillary to Bernie: You Smear Me When You Tell the Truth

If you accept big money, you know it always comes with strings attached. The more big money you accept, the more strings, until no matter how much you resist, you end up dancing like a puppet on those strings.

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Cleanup at Ground Zero in May 2002. Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

NYC releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 air quality records held back for 25 years

The documents settle two lawsuits from survivors and responders who spent decades seeking them.
The aftermath of the glacial collapse that triggered Nepal's floods. Photo: European Space Agency

Humanitarian Needs Grow as Nepal Recovers from Catastrophic Floods

1,367 people are confirmed dead and 5,132 remain missing, including 587 foreign nationals, two weeks after a glacial collapse triggered Nepal's floods.
The Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. Photo: KTrimble at English Wikipedia (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Supreme Court blocks Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map for second time

The order clears up dueling court fights just weeks before Missouri finalizes its November ballot.
Wetlands in Louisiana. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Trump EPA proposes rule that would strip protection from most US streams and wetlands

Environmental groups say the rule would eliminate protection for most freshwater wetlands nationwide.
Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett, Massachusetts. Photo: Parkerjh / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Casino workers strike at Encore Boston Harbor after contract talks stall

More than 1,300 Teamsters and UNITE HERE members walked out after voting 97 percent to authorize the strike