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How Big Money Took Over Big Government | Ep 187
Manage episode 417011967 series 3527492
Who are we actually talking about when we say "drain the swamp?" Well, Luke Mullins is a contributor at Politico magazine, his brother Brody Mullins is an investigative journalist at the Wall Street Journal. Their most recent work is a book called The Wolves of K Street: The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government. Quoting from the book, "a well connected Washington operator can be just as important to a corporation's bottom line than the best salesman." In the late 1970's corporations were being steamrolled by labor unions, environmental groups and public interest groups. This sparked a corporate revolution of sorts leading to the dominating influence corporations currently hold over Washington D.C. From influence peddling, lobbying and shadow peddling, you won't believe the stories these two brothers uncover from the last several decades. Most of which explains why the Democratic party will never be the same. It may read like fiction and it will probably be turned into a movie but with 70 pages dedicated to citing sources, this is one of the most comprehensive documentations on "the swamp" to date.
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Manage episode 417011967 series 3527492
Who are we actually talking about when we say "drain the swamp?" Well, Luke Mullins is a contributor at Politico magazine, his brother Brody Mullins is an investigative journalist at the Wall Street Journal. Their most recent work is a book called The Wolves of K Street: The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government. Quoting from the book, "a well connected Washington operator can be just as important to a corporation's bottom line than the best salesman." In the late 1970's corporations were being steamrolled by labor unions, environmental groups and public interest groups. This sparked a corporate revolution of sorts leading to the dominating influence corporations currently hold over Washington D.C. From influence peddling, lobbying and shadow peddling, you won't believe the stories these two brothers uncover from the last several decades. Most of which explains why the Democratic party will never be the same. It may read like fiction and it will probably be turned into a movie but with 70 pages dedicated to citing sources, this is one of the most comprehensive documentations on "the swamp" to date.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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