Project Updates
Republic Report
Republic Report is dedicated to rooting out the corruption that is so corrosive to American values. We investigate and uncover the buying and selling of politicians and of institutions entrusted with upholding the public interest. We expose how big money distorts major policy decisions – harming our economy and our people.
Organize Now, Before Trump Destroys Justice
July 20th
Among the many disturbing elements of Donald Trump’s presidency, two are especially stark today. First is Trump’s remarkable disrespect for constitutional values and the rule of …
Trump Terrible 10 — Made in China Edition
July 19th
Counting down the week’s 10 most disgraceful figures in the Trump administration Republic Report, which focuses on how money corrupts democracy, has met its abusive drea…
Gorelick Steps Back, But Her Task Remains Troubling
July 14th
Ten days before Donald Trump was inaugurated, Republic Report wrote about Jamie Gorelick, the Democratic power lawyer and long-time Bill and Hillary Clinton associate who, it had just been r…
Privatization Watch
PrivatizationWatch is a daily news blog covering privatization, and is a joint project of Essential Information and The Center for Study of Responsive Law.
August 18, 2015
August 17th
Smoke and Mirrors Lie Behind Balanced-Budget Rhetoric. There are few things more creative than a state government in dire financial straits, which is to say most of them. States are wel…
August 17, 2015
August 16th
Social Security Still Strong at 80. . . Despite such a strong record, Social Security is under attack from profiteers and their political allies who claim it will not be around when people r…
August 10, 2015
August 9th
Privatize the VA? Senators Get Behind a Radical Program for Vets that Could Cost Billions. . . The bill, unveiled just before the Senate left town for a month, surprised many in the veteran&…
Center for Corporate Policy
The Center for Corporate Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan public interest organization working to curb corporate abuses and make corporations publicly accountable.
General Motors: Homicidal Fugitive from Justice
September 19th
By Ralph Nader Yes, it’s official. General Motors engaged in criminal wrongdoing for long knowing about the lethal defect in its ignition switch that took at least 174 lives and counti…
Majority of Congress Failed to take Action on Corporate Accountability in 2014
May 29th
News Release For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 28, 2015 Contact: Valentina Stackl, (202)466-5188×100, valentina@earthrights.org Majority of Congress Failed to Take Action …
New Legislation Would Allow Criminal Penalties Against Corporate Officers Who Hide Information on Dangerous Products
July 16th
Coalition for Sensible Safeguards news release For Immediate Release: July 15, 2014 Contact: Angela Bradbery, (202) 588-7741, abradbery@citizen.org; or Brian Gumm, (202) 683-4812, bgumm@fore…