Organizing for Aliens

Obama campaign-turned-nonprofit still vulnerable to receiving foreign donations after scathing 2012 report revealed weaknesses
AP

Serious questions linger about the Obama campaign organization’s ability to spot and prevent foreign donations to its current iteration, Organizing for Action (OFA).

Partying with POTUS

Presidential Inaugural Committee accepts donations from companies with ties to government
2009 Presidential Inauguration / AP

Several prominent corporations with business links to the government have lined up to donate to the festivities since the 2013 Presidential Inaugural Committee announced it would accept corporate funds.

A K Street Christmas

Lobbyists descend on Congress for fiscal cliff payday
Wikimedia Commons

As fears of another recession mount amidst the fiscal cliff talks, lobbyists are cashing in. “Lobbyists generally do pretty well if there’s policy uncertainty,” said Lee Drutman, a senior fellow at the Sunlight Foundation, a government accountability and transparency watchdog group.