Press Releases, Report

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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Many of America’s Top Companies Receive Failing Grades on Their Commitment to Democracy

Corporate Values

Many of America’s biggest corporations say they value democracy. But how well does their rhetoric match their actions? Our investigative researchers at Accountable.US took a comprehensive look at America’s 100 largest companies by total annual revenue and graded them on their support for voting rights, our electoral process, and our democracy.

Press Releases, Report

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

Press Releases, Statement

Statement: Congressional Conservatives Cast Failed Votes to Keep Prices High

Economic Security and Corporate Power
August 12, 2022

Following passage in Congress of President Biden’s widely popular, cost-lowering, deficit-reducing, corporate greed containing Inflation Reduction Act over the objection of all Congressional conservatives, government watchdog Accountable.US released the following statement.

Press Releases, Report

Report: Private Equity Firms That Bought Up Single Family Homes Have Spent Nearly $12M Lobbying Against Affordable Housing Reforms

Economic Security and Corporate Power
June 28, 2022

Government watchdog Accountable.US released a new analysis finding several private equity and investment firms that have aggressively bought up single-family homes since the 2008 Financial Crisis have spent nearly $12 million lobbying against housing reforms that would impact their bottom lines.

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