New Report May Reveal Over $1 Trillion In Corporate Welfare

A refusal to confront corporate welfare shows the grip crony capitalism has on Washington and state capitols.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese
Lloyd Blankfein

In what is being interpreted as an election year stunt, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) released a 204-page statement earlier this month. “The War on Poverty: 50 Years Later” critiques the federal government’s anti-poverty policies, calls the government’s efforts inefficient and marks where he and the GOP feel spending cuts or consolidations are

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Obama Transparency Promises Just ‘So Much Hot Air’

New AP analysis shows administration achieved record lack of transparency

Andrea Germanos
By Andrea Germanos

When President Obama first took office, he pledged to make his administration "the most open and transparent in history." Yet a new analysis conducted by the Associated Press shows an administration that last year engaged in record lack of transparency, blocking in whole or part access to government files under the U.S. Freedom of Information

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