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“MELTDOWN” Podcast Series Live Chat On 11/30

“MELTDOWN” Podcast Series Live Chat On 11/30

Sanders Tries To Rescue Dems From A GOP Attack

Sanders Tries To Rescue Dems From A GOP Attack

The Vacancy And Cynicism At The Heart Of “Mayor Pete”

The Vacancy And Cynicism At The Heart Of “Mayor Pete”

Biden Just Nominated Joe Manchin-Lite

Biden Just Nominated Joe Manchin-Lite

Pharma Dems Saved The Drug Industry Half A Trillion Dollars

Pharma Dems Saved The Drug Industry Half A Trillion Dollars

How Workers Are Inadvertently Propping Up Fossil Fuels

How Workers Are Inadvertently Propping Up Fossil Fuels

Lies, Damn Lies, And CBO Statistics

Lies, Damn Lies, And CBO Statistics

The U.S. Is Reneging On Its Climate Commitments

The U.S. Is Reneging On Its Climate Commitments

Pharma Front Group Has Spent $1.2 Million Backing Sinema

Pharma Front Group Has Spent $1.2 Million Backing Sinema

Conservative Democrats’ Lucrative Career Path

Conservative Democrats’ Lucrative Career Path

The Democracy Crisis That Is Never Discussed

The Democracy Crisis That Is Never Discussed

Democrats’ Betrayals Are Jeopardizing American Democracy

Democrats’ Betrayals Are Jeopardizing American Democracy

The Outer Limits Of Corporate Politics

The Outer Limits Of Corporate Politics

Wall Street Is Pressing ER Docs To Fleece Patients

Wall Street Is Pressing ER Docs To Fleece Patients

10/29 Live Chat: Tom Frank On The Biden Bill & “Ghostbusters”

10/29 Live Chat: Tom Frank On The Biden Bill & “Ghostbusters”

Democratic Leaders Are Betting Progressives Will Fold

Democratic Leaders Are Betting Progressives Will Fold

All The News That’s Fit To Spin

All The News That’s Fit To Spin

LIVE CHAT: Reconciliation Battle Update W/ David Dayen & Ryan Grim On 10/21

LIVE CHAT: Reconciliation Battle Update W/ David Dayen & Ryan Grim On 10/21

“Kyrsten Sinema Fought For Seniors”

“Kyrsten Sinema Fought For Seniors”

The Entitlement Mentality

The Entitlement Mentality

Call Their Bluff Right Now

Call Their Bluff Right Now

Big Pharma’s Reward

Big Pharma’s Reward

Xavier Becerra Could Lower Drug Prices — So Why Isn’t He?

Xavier Becerra Could Lower Drug Prices — So Why Isn’t He?

The Corporate-Funded Rehabilitation of Rahm Emanuel

The Corporate-Funded Rehabilitation of Rahm Emanuel

You’re Being Gouged On Medicine You Already Paid For

You’re Being Gouged On Medicine You Already Paid For

Health Care Lobbyists Admit Their Big Scam

Health Care Lobbyists Admit Their Big Scam

“They Pick The One”

“They Pick The One”

Sinema: “Senators Need To Hear From Their Constituents”

Sinema: “Senators Need To Hear From Their Constituents”

Reconciliation Battle Live Chat With Rep. Ro Khanna On 10/5

Reconciliation Battle Live Chat With Rep. Ro Khanna On 10/5

The Big Business of Future Wars

The Big Business of Future Wars

VIDEO: Following The Money In The Battle Over The Reconciliation Bill

VIDEO: Following The Money In The Battle Over The Reconciliation Bill

Manchin Demanded Bank Bailout Before Slamming “Entitlement Mentality”

Manchin Demanded Bank Bailout Before Slamming “Entitlement Mentality”

Billionaires’ Democratic Bag Man

Billionaires’ Democratic Bag Man

Bernie To House Progressives: Hold Strong

Bernie To House Progressives: Hold Strong

Whip Count: The Democrats Who Support the Progressive Reconciliation Strategy

Whip Count: The Democrats Who Support the Progressive Reconciliation Strategy

Big Pharma’s Dems Score Ad Blitz

Big Pharma’s Dems Score Ad Blitz

It’s Always A Battle Against Corruption

It’s Always A Battle Against Corruption

“It’s Going To Spill”

“It’s Going To Spill”

Dems Flail Over Pharma Cash And Drug Pricing Vote

Dems Flail Over Pharma Cash And Drug Pricing Vote

Public Record Request Seminar on 9/22

Public Record Request Seminar on 9/22

“Does Not Present Sufficient Cause”

“Does Not Present Sufficient Cause”

Big Pharma’s Democrats

Big Pharma’s Democrats

Reconciliation Bill Live Chat With Rep. Brendan Boyle On 9/17

Reconciliation Bill Live Chat With Rep. Brendan Boyle On 9/17

Boebert’s Anti-Climate Self-Enrichment Scheme

Boebert’s Anti-Climate Self-Enrichment Scheme

Four Months Later, Still No Vaccine Waiver

Four Months Later, Still No Vaccine Waiver

Will Fossil Fuel Giants Be Held Accountable?

Will Fossil Fuel Giants Be Held Accountable?

Biden Could Share Vaccine Data With The World

Biden Could Share Vaccine Data With The World

Dems Stalled Abortion Protections In A Committee

Dems Stalled Abortion Protections In A Committee

The Amazonification Of Chicago

The Amazonification Of Chicago

“There Is No Climate Crisis”

“There Is No Climate Crisis”

Climate Progress Is On Fire

Climate Progress Is On Fire

Will They Hold Out?

Will They Hold Out?

“Those Sharks Are Buying Every Single Piece Of Property”

“Those Sharks Are Buying Every Single Piece Of Property”

A New Day For Workers’ Rights

A New Day For Workers’ Rights

Rahm’s Reward

Rahm’s Reward

The Corporate Deterrent To More Vaccinations

The Corporate Deterrent To More Vaccinations

Dem Obstructionists Are Bankrolled By Pharma And Oil

Dem Obstructionists Are Bankrolled By Pharma And Oil

Biden’s Mounting Pandemic Failures

Biden’s Mounting Pandemic Failures

“How Could They Not Hate You Forever?”

“How Could They Not Hate You Forever?”

The Context Of Climate Change

The Context Of Climate Change

The Coming Redistricting Disaster

The Coming Redistricting Disaster

Senate Budget Vote Suggests We’re Fracked

Senate Budget Vote Suggests We’re Fracked

Cuomo Resignation Live Chat On 8/12

Cuomo Resignation Live Chat On 8/12

Cuomo’s Legacy: Normalizing Corruption And Lawlessness

Cuomo’s Legacy: Normalizing Corruption And Lawlessness

“That Was Me, People”

“That Was Me, People”

Corporate Interests Boost Funding Of Election Deniers

Corporate Interests Boost Funding Of Election Deniers

Incrementalism For All Who Can Survive It

Incrementalism For All Who Can Survive It

Ending The Prison-To-Deportation Pipeline

Ending The Prison-To-Deportation Pipeline

Dems Scored Real Estate Cash Before Letting Eviction Ban Expire

Dems Scored Real Estate Cash Before Letting Eviction Ban Expire

Climate Fight Brewing in Brussels

Climate Fight Brewing in Brussels

Corruption Scandal Roils Final Days of Cleveland Race

Corruption Scandal Roils Final Days of Cleveland Race

Pros And Cons Of Taking Money From Your Constituents

Pros And Cons Of Taking Money From Your Constituents

“I Don’t Have Anything”

“I Don’t Have Anything”

The Decade’s Biggest Political Deadline

The Decade’s Biggest Political Deadline

An Empire State Uprising

An Empire State Uprising

Biden Stimulus Is Financing GOP’s Tax Cuts For The Rich

Biden Stimulus Is Financing GOP’s Tax Cuts For The Rich

The Corruption Deduction

The Corruption Deduction

Biden Boosted A Pipeline, Now His Aide Could Reap A Windfall

Biden Boosted A Pipeline, Now His Aide Could Reap A Windfall

PODCAST: Inside The UFO Mystery

PODCAST: Inside The UFO Mystery

Workers Are Funding The War On Themselves

Workers Are Funding The War On Themselves

PODCAST: The Whistleblower Who Exposed An FDA Scandal

PODCAST: The Whistleblower Who Exposed An FDA Scandal

Dirty Marketing

Dirty Marketing

Dems Launch Proxy War On Medicare For All

Dems Launch Proxy War On Medicare For All

The GOP's Dark Money Court Machine

The GOP's Dark Money Court Machine

Shareholders Strike Back

Shareholders Strike Back

Are New York’s Unions Selling Out Retirees?

Are New York’s Unions Selling Out Retirees?

“They've Been Doing It Forever”

“They've Been Doing It Forever”

Corporate Media Camouflages The Corporate Court

Corporate Media Camouflages The Corporate Court

“Nothing Is More Important Than You Paying Them”

“Nothing Is More Important Than You Paying Them”

Why Are Billionaires Presumed Innocent?

Why Are Billionaires Presumed Innocent?

Corporate Lobbyists Declare War On Nina Turner

Corporate Lobbyists Declare War On Nina Turner

How A Gang Shooting Exposed Shady Police Dealings

How A Gang Shooting Exposed Shady Police Dealings

The Corporate Shill Award Goes To…

The Corporate Shill Award Goes To…

Dennis Kucinich Live Chat on 6/23

Dennis Kucinich Live Chat on 6/23

The Policy That Might Have Rescued America And Stopped Trump

The Policy That Might Have Rescued America And Stopped Trump

End The Filibuster Show

End The Filibuster Show

Manchin Ally Pushes Him On Voting Rights Bill

Manchin Ally Pushes Him On Voting Rights Bill

Podcast: Elite Groupthink And The Lab-Leak Theory

Podcast: Elite Groupthink And The Lab-Leak Theory

A Backroom Deal To Kill Single Payer

A Backroom Deal To Kill Single Payer

Defending The Climate Criminals

Defending The Climate Criminals

Hiding The Union Busters

Hiding The Union Busters

Celebrating Amid A Worsening Crisis

Celebrating Amid A Worsening Crisis

Somehow, There Are Still No Safety Standards

Somehow, There Are Still No Safety Standards

Big Pharma May Finally Lose This One

Big Pharma May Finally Lose This One

No, Obama Wasn’t Mad About Bailing Out His Wall Street Donors

No, Obama Wasn’t Mad About Bailing Out His Wall Street Donors

SAVE THE DATE: Alex Gibney on "The Crime of the Century" on 6/9

SAVE THE DATE: Alex Gibney on "The Crime of the Century" on 6/9

Big Pharma’s EU Ties Could Stymie Vaccine Waivers

Big Pharma’s EU Ties Could Stymie Vaccine Waivers

Cyber Censorship Goes Global

Cyber Censorship Goes Global

6/9 Film Club: Alex Gibney on "The Crime of the Century"

6/9 Film Club: Alex Gibney on "The Crime of the Century"

Obama Labor Secretary Joins Anti-Union Law Firm

Obama Labor Secretary Joins Anti-Union Law Firm

Bailout 3.0: Lobbyist-Optimized, No Strings Attached

Bailout 3.0: Lobbyist-Optimized, No Strings Attached

Opioid Billionaires Demand Sweeping Immunity

Opioid Billionaires Demand Sweeping Immunity

Bezos Weaponizes The Washington Post Homepage

Bezos Weaponizes The Washington Post Homepage

Corporations Kept Bankrolling The Campaign Against Voting Rights

Corporations Kept Bankrolling The Campaign Against Voting Rights

The War On Tenant Protections

The War On Tenant Protections

The Campaign To Crush Gig Workers

The Campaign To Crush Gig Workers

Koch Funded Eviction Push While Buying Real Estate Stakes

Koch Funded Eviction Push While Buying Real Estate Stakes

Everything’s Bigger In Texas, Even The Hypocrisy

Everything’s Bigger In Texas, Even The Hypocrisy

The Normalization Of Voter Suppression

The Normalization Of Voter Suppression

The Resurrection Of Reagan’s “Welfare Queen”

The Resurrection Of Reagan’s “Welfare Queen”

Debt Collectors Spending Big To Block A Crackdown

Debt Collectors Spending Big To Block A Crackdown

Punishing The Pain Profiteers

Punishing The Pain Profiteers

Dems Demanding SALT Tax Cuts Stand to Benefit

Dems Demanding SALT Tax Cuts Stand to Benefit

Investors Tell Denny’s To Stop Opposing Minimum Wage Hike

Investors Tell Denny’s To Stop Opposing Minimum Wage Hike

Vaccine Waiver Pledge Tests Biden-World’s Pharma Ties

Vaccine Waiver Pledge Tests Biden-World’s Pharma Ties

Welcome To The Daily Poster’s New Website

Welcome To The Daily Poster’s New Website

Podcast: Biden's First 100 Days

Podcast: Biden's First 100 Days

Manchin Mocks Sanders’ $15 Wage Bill At Restaurant Lobbyist Event

Manchin Mocks Sanders’ $15 Wage Bill At Restaurant Lobbyist Event

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Nov
29
“Everyone Gets Rich... Except The People Who Put Money In.”

“Everyone Gets Rich... Except The People Who Put Money In.”

Ohio retirees and whistleblowers are on the verge of exposing how hedge funds and private equity firms are abusing workers’ retirement savings.
Matthew Cunningham-Cook
Nov
24
The Pharma Money Fueling The Dem Party Machine

The Pharma Money Fueling The Dem Party Machine

The drug industry isn’t just paying off key Democratic lawmakers — it’s bankrolling core party infrastructure.
Aditi Ramaswami
Nov
23
“MELTDOWN” Podcast Series Live Chat On 11/30

“MELTDOWN” Podcast Series Live Chat On 11/30

The stars of Sirota’s new hit podcast series discuss the lasting impact of the 2008 financial crisis.
David Sirota
Nov
22
Sanders Tries To Rescue Dems From A GOP Attack

Sanders Tries To Rescue Dems From A GOP Attack

Bernie Sanders is trying to limit a tax giveaway to the rich that Republicans are already slamming.
David Sirota
Nov
22
VIDEO: Big Pharma’s Big Windfall

VIDEO: Big Pharma’s Big Windfall

On this week’s Daily Poster/Breaking Points discussion, Andrew Perez discusses how lobbying saved the drug industry nearly half a trillion dollars.
David Sirota
Nov
22
The Vacancy And Cynicism At The Heart Of “Mayor Pete”

The Vacancy And Cynicism At The Heart Of “Mayor Pete”

The new Pete Buttigieg documentary reveals more about the failures of the Democratic Party than it does about the one-time presidential candidate.
Piper French
Nov
21
WEEKEND READER: Fact-Checking Exxon’s New York Times Ad

WEEKEND READER: Fact-Checking Exxon’s New York Times Ad

Why did the Times run a misleading fossil fuel ad during the Glasgow climate summit?
Joel Warner
Nov
20
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Federal Regulators Bare Their Teeth

YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Federal Regulators Bare Their Teeth

Also: Build Back Better passes the House of Representatives, and the Teamsters union elects a reform slate.
Julia Rock
Nov
19
Biden Just Nominated Joe Manchin-Lite

Biden Just Nominated Joe Manchin-Lite

The president has quietly nominated an energy consultant who has long championed carbon capture incentives as a way to sustain the fossil fuel industry in a burning world.
Walker Bragman, Julia Rock
Nov
17
A Shadow Lobbyist At The Vatican

A Shadow Lobbyist At The Vatican

Biden’s nomination of former Sen. Joe Donnelly for ambassador to the Vatican illustrates the insidious nature of the “shadow lobbying” loophole.
Aditi Ramaswami, Andrew Perez, Julia Rock