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Lawsuits in Wisconsin and Missouri are forcing Microsoft and Amazon data-center water numbers into the public record, exposing how NDAs are colliding with state sunshine laws as the AI buildout…
California has spent at least $24 billion on homelessness in five years, drawn HUD's lowest anti-fraud rating, and triggered a federal task force — yet the state is standing up…
A Ponzi Scheme Built on Faith and Politics On April 1, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced that Bankers Life Advisory Services and Bankers Life Securities had agreed to…
In the first year of the 2025-2026 election cycle, political action committees raised a staggering $4.6 billion and spent $3.4 billion, according to Federal Election Commission filings. But an unknown…
The world’s largest EV maker now faces forced labor investigations on two continents — and just landed on Brazil’s official slavery blacklist BYD, the Chinese electric vehicle giant that surpassed…
The $40 Trillion Greenwashing Machine The global ESG investing market now exceeds $40 trillion in assets under management, a figure that has more than doubled since 2021. Investors pouring money…
Current lobbying registries in state capitals reveal that well-funded dark money organizations continue to push bail elimination legislation despite mounting statistical evidence that previous reforms have increased violent crime and…
In the summer of 2020, as protests swept American cities and the slogan “Defund the Police” became a rallying cry for progressive politicians, a quieter financial reality was taking shape…
In 2022, contributions to donor-advised funds across the United States hit a record $86 billion — an $8 billion increase over the previous year and a figure that represents more…
Between 1999 and 2018, the pharmaceutical and health products industry spent $4.7 billion lobbying the federal government — an average of $233 million per year — according to a study…