Author: More Perfect Union Contributor
Republican Bill Would Kick Consumer Advocate Off FDIC Board
By David Moore and Donald Shaw, Sludge Days before Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank were swiftly shut down by regulators and the Federal Deposit…
March 28, 2023

Major Rail Companies Steer Donations to Republicans After Ohio Train Derailment
By David Moore, Sludge Update, Mar. 15: One of the largest U.S. railroad companies, BNSF, contributed $2,500 from its PAC to Republican Rep. Sam Graves…
March 14, 2023

Inside the Eastern State Penitentiary Union Drive
Produced and narrated by Kim Kelly Diana Mousetis: Is Eastern State Penitentiary haunted? I don't know. I think if I ever saw ghosts there I…
March 1, 2023

What You Need to Know About the Supreme Court’s Student Debt Case
Narrated by Maddy Clifford, Deputy Press Secretary of the Debt Collective Have you heard about the corporate-backed, right-wing network trying to sabotage your student debt…
February 24, 2023

Republicans Waging War on CFPB Have Received Millions in Donations from Banking Industry
By Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge Weeks after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that it was planning to cap credit card late fees…
February 22, 2023

Sinema’s Private Equity Donations Keep Flowing After Saving Tax Loophole
By Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge Shortly after striking a deal to kill legislation that would have made it harder for investment managers to pay…
January 23, 2023

Millionaire Stock Trader To Lead House Labor Committee For GOP
By Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge North Carolina Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx has been a prominent critic of the Biden administration’s overturning of a…
January 9, 2023

Schumer Freezes Antitrust Bills After Big Tech Lobbyists Bundled Millions
By Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge Several bills to curb the market power of the world's largest tech companies are being stalled to death…
December 15, 2022

Before Her Party Switch, Sinema Was Flooded With Donations From Wall Street, Private Equity
By Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is leaving the Democratic Party to register as an independent, again complicating the ambitions…
December 9, 2022

Realtors’ Lobby Plows Political Cash into Efforts to Keep Rents Higher
By Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge The coronavirus pandemic and widespread job loss put the squeeze on renters, many of whom were already facing…
November 3, 2022

Three Billionaires Are Spending a Fortune to Re-elect Ron Johnson
By Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge Three billionaires who have benefited from tax cuts pushed through by Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson are funding…
October 11, 2022

Herschel Walker Is the Only Senate Candidate Giving Paid Speeches for Lobbyists
By David Moore and Donald Shaw, Sludge Georgia Republican Herschel Walker is the only candidate in the upcoming Senate elections who gave paid speeches to…
October 4, 2022
