Investigations that trace financial flows end to end: who paid whom, when, through what entity, for what.
16 pieces
The Foreign Agents Registration Act database documents the structural rule of Washington's foreign-influence industry: contracts don't disappear after scandal. They migrate. The firms that lost Saudi clients in late 2018 were replaced by new firms within months, with the same lobbying objectives, the same Saudi government clients, and the same access to Senate offices.
CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, and OptumRx process 4 of every 5 prescriptions filled in the United States. All three are owned by the same parent companies that own…
An internal Facebook memo from 2018 confirmed the algorithm was systematically amplifying outrage because outrage drove engagement. Frances Haugen brought it to the Senate three years later. Meta's…
Private equity firm KKR acquired Envision Healthcare for $9.9 billion in 2018, loading the company with $8 billion in new debt. Five years later, Envision filed for bankruptcy…
Private prison companies operate as both legislative drafter and contract beneficiary. ALEC routes their model bills to friendly state legislators. Bed-guarantee clauses make criminal-justice reform expensive for states.…
The data-broker industry generates roughly $250 billion a year selling personal information to anyone willing to pay. The largest players are companies you would not recognize: Acxiom, LexisNexis…