The Gilded Age of Billion-Dollar Political Bribery

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Remember long, long ago in the old-timey days of politics, way back … maybe 10 years or so? In those olden times, if someone or some corporations gave a million dollars to a political candidate, the donation was scandalous news — a bribe! Ahhh, I miss those innocent days when ethical outrage could erupt over a mere million. These days, a high-dollar campaign would indignantly return such a paltry check to the donor, demanding that […]

Jim Hightower
Jim Hightower
Populist author, public speaker and radio commentator Jim Hightower writes "The Hightower Lowdown," a monthly newsletter chronicling the ongoing fights by America's ordinary people against rule by plutocratic elites. Sign up at JimHightower.substack.com.