Lobbyists covering up for dictators

Lobbyists covering up for dictators


Is there deliberate deception by Washington DC lobbyists that appear to care more about the money than who they are defending? Many countries, some whose human rights records are awful, come to lobbyists in Washington in order to revamp their image in Congress and the US. Patton Boggs lobbyist Graham Wisner says a good lobbyist helps shed light on a nation trying to change, not fool Congressional staffers

Congress in pocket of Wall Street

Congress in pocket of Wall Street




Congress passed a bill October 12th with very little resistance that would allow foreclosure and other documents to be accepted among multiple states. Wall Street has spent more than $250 million dollars this year lobbying Congress, how much does Wall Street influence Capitol Hill? With money changing hands easily and policy following, it seems Congress is in the pocket of these high powered companies

US real estate collapse

US real estate collapse


The recession is clearly not over, at least when it comes to the United States' inability to protect its citizens homes. Americans continue to lose their homes and foreclosures continue to rise, who is to blame for this crisis? Many people have said that the banks are to blame for fraudulently processing financial documents. George Hemminger the founder of Survive and Thrive TV believes the US Federal Reserve is to blame for this "Wall Street engineered collapse" because it injected too much liquidity into the market.