Crossroads political machine funded mostly by secret donors
Sixty-two percent of funds raised by two conservative groups associated with former Bush adviser Karl Rove have come from mystery donors, a statistic that shows the increasingly important role being...
View ArticleNew BBC documentary spotlights ICIJ probe into fish devastation
As aggressive, unregulated fishing continues in the South Pacific, BBC World News will broadcast this weekend a documentary that features the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists’...
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Behind the story: Why I care about a bony fish with oddly shaped fins
I set off after the vanishing jack mackerel with trepidation. Who would care? It’s hard to love a bony fish with oddly shaped fins and oily flesh that swims in shoals far away in the southern Pacific....
View ArticleBBC trailer: 'Looting the Pacific'
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View ArticleMore than half Crossroads' cash comes from three Texas tycoons
Three Texas tycoons are responsible for more than half the funds that conservative super PAC American Crossroads has raised since it was founded by top GOP strategists Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie in...
View ArticleObama 'bundlers' hauled in more than $33 million last quarter
President Barack Obama’s campaign raised $33.6 million last quarter from "bundlers," supporters of the president who collect checks from friends, family and associates and deliver them to the...
View ArticleWho bankrolled the super PACs in March? Tracking the monthly disclosures
Super PACs are required to report their donors on the 20th of each month unless they file quarterly. Engagement Editor Cole Goins used Storify to round up coverage of the most recent flood of...
View ArticleFlorida group uses State Integrity Investigation to push reform
Open government advocates in Florida are using results from the State Integrity Investigation to push for grassroots ethics reform. The Sunshine State received a C- on its corruption risk scorecard,...
View ArticleEx-GOP Gov. Crist's law firm donates to pro-Obama super PAC
Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist made his name in the Republican Party, but his new employer — a personal injury law firm — leans the other way, as evidenced by a $50,000 donation it made to the...
View ArticleSLIDESHOW: A day in the life of a SuperShuttle driver
Reporter Emma Schwartz documented a typical workday for SuperShuttle driver Okieriete Enajekpo.
View ArticleANALYSIS: Shareholders raising ruckus about CEO pay
One of my responsibilities when I was head of corporate communications at Cigna was to help ensure that the company’s annual meeting of shareholders ran smoothly and, if at all possible, attracted no...
View ArticleSuperShuttle: A job or a business?
Okieriete Enajekpo needs money.It’s not that the Nigerian-born Maryland resident is unemployed.But as a driver for the airport van service, SuperShuttle, he must pay the company upwards of $900 a week...
View ArticleIMPACT: Citizens sue Iowa plant over air pollution
In the Mississippi River town of Muscatine, Iowa, concerns about a corn processing plant that belches smoke and ash over the South End neighborhood have festered for years.On Monday, those living in...
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