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REPORT: Top Corporations in Major CPI Categories Rewarded Shareholders With $62B After Hiking Prices

Economic Security and Corporate Power
September 14, 2022

Following the release of the Labor Department’s latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, a new analysis from government watchdog Accountable.US found major corporations across several industries that have raised prices on everyday necessities have raked in “record-high profit margins” and near-record operating mar

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Company Claiming Voter Rights Support Facilitated $1.6 Contribution to Anti-Voting Rights Activist’s Group

Power & Influence
August 29, 2022

Today, Accountable.US called on Eaton Corporation to come clean about its role in a shady tax avoidance deal that funneled $1.6 billion to a non-profit group tied to anti-voting rights and judicial activist Leonard Leo – among the largest contributions ever given to a politically focused non-profit organization.

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Barre Seid and His Ties to the Alt-Right

Power & Influence

If you follow big money in politics, you’ve probably heard the name Barre Seid pop up over the last few days. Seid was – until recently – the sole owner of Tripp Lite, a $1.65 billion dollar electronics manufacturer that makes surge protectors and power strips, as well as server racks, computer cooling equipment, and other devices.

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Analysis: Since 2020, Pharmaceutical Industry Spent Over $205M Fighting Against Lower Drug Prices

Economic Security and Corporate Power
August 16, 2022

As the Inflation Reduction Act heads to President Biden’s desk that includes long overdue authority for Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices with big drug companies, an analysis from Accountable.US found the pharmaceutical industry has spent at least $205 million in recent years lobbying and resisting lower drug prices for seniors a

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