‘Brandy Hellville:’ Counting the costs of fast fashion culture
https://www.mesapress.com/a-e/2024/05/21/brandy-hellville-counting-the-costs-of-fast-fashion-culture/
What’s ‘Really Scary’ About Shein’s Breakneck Growth
https://sourcingjournal.com/sustainability/sustainability-news/stand-earth-shein-h-and-m-puma-fossil-fuel-fashion-decarbonization-511319/
You're Buying So Much From Temu And Shein The Air Cargo Industry Can't Keep Up
https://www.forbes.com/sites/cyrusfarivar/2024/05/21/youre-buying-so-much-from-temu-and-shein-the-air-cargo-industry-cant-keep-up/
New Report Finds Shein Emits More Pollution Than the Country of Paraguay
https://fashionista.com/2024/05/fashion-brands-decarbonization-clean-energy-progress-shein-stand-earth-report-2024
New report suggests Shein suppliers are still overworked
https://thred.com/style/new-report-suggests-shein-suppliers-are-still-overworked/
Calls for a federal investigation into online Chinese retailers Temu and Shein
https://wgme.com/news/nation-world/calls-federal-investigation-online-chinese-retailers-stores-temu-companies-shein-communist-party-lawmakers-consumer-advocates-competition-forced-labor-advertising-social-media-companies-meta-facebook-instagram-google
As governments crack down on fast fashion’s harms, could Shein lose its shine?
https://theconversation.com/as-governments-crack-down-on-fast-fashions-harms-could-shein-lose-its-shine-230162
Shein Is Aggressively Lobbying a Very Skeptical D.C.
https://www.notus.org/congress/shein-lobbying-congress
Jamie Dimon's Lobbying Pays Off? Report Says Regulators Contemplate Significant Reduction In Proposed Capital Norms Increase For Big Banks
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/05/38910405/jamie-dimons-lobbying-pays-off-report-says-regulators-contemplate-significant-reduction-in-propo
Lobbying World: Akin snags former Ways and Means chair ahead of tax fight
https://thehill.com/lobbying/4677409-lobbying-world-akin-snags-former-ways-and-means-chair-ahead-of-tax-fight/
Two Akin Partners Exit to Launch Separate Lobbying Shops
https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2024/05/22/two-akin-partners-exit-to-launch-separate-lobbying-shops/
Lobbying is the lifeblood of DC’s anemic office market
https://wtop.com/business-finance/2024/05/lobbying-is-the-lifeblood-in-dcs-anemic-office-market/
Federal lobbying spending tops $1.2 billion in first quarter of 2024
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2024/05/federal-lobbying-spending-tops-1-billion-in-q1-first-quarter-of-2024
Lobbying for the Farm Bill Tops $500 Million
https://agnetwest.com/lobbying-farm-bill-tops-500-million/
Tech companies spent over $342M on lobbying while laying down stakes in DC
https://technical.ly/civic-news/jll-report-lobbying-real-estate-dc-tech/
Chemicals group kicks off blockbuster lobbying year
https://www.eenews.net/articles/chemicals-group-kicks-off-blockbuster-lobbying-year/
Power plant debate helps push lobby spending to new high for Kentucky legislature
https://kentuckylantern.com/2024/05/20/power-plant-debate-helps-push-lobby-spending-to-new-high-for-kentucky-legislature/
Chevron Spends $3 Million To Stop Oil Well Liability Law, Topping CA Lobbyists, Says Consumer Watchdog
https://consumerwatchdog.org/energy/chevron-spends-3-million-to-stop-oil-well-liability-law-topping-ca-lobbyists/
'Drill, baby, drill:' Donald Trump raises money from the oil and gas industry
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/22/donald-trump-oil-industry-fundraiser/73803933007/
Trump rakes in millions at Texas fundraisers, promising pipelines and fracking
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/promising-pipelines-fracking-trump-rakes-millions-texas-fundraisers-2024-05-23/
Senate Democrats Open Inquiry Into Trump’s $1 Billion Request of Oil Industry
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/climate/trump-oil-democrats.html
House GOP Urges DOJ Probe into Lobbying Scheme by Chinese Drone Company
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/house-gop-urges-doj-probe-into-lobbying-scheme-by-chinese-drone-company/
Stefanik Amendment to Force Lobbyists to Choose Between Representing the U.S. or Communist China is Included in the National Defense Bill
https://stefanik.house.gov/press-releases?ID=2BAC3B77-8B16-4196-8997-E500F2F3A762
"Very abnormal": Expert worries pro-Israel megadonors trying to make Dems a "pro-Netanyahu party"
https://www.salon.com/2024/05/24/very-abnormal-expert-worries-pro-israel-megadonors-trying-to-make-dems-a-pro-netanyahu-party/
Democrat In High-Stakes Race Who Says She’s ‘Not Beholden’ To Corporate Interests Raked In Lobbyist Cash
https://dailycaller.com/2024/05/19/alsobrooks-maryland-lobbyist-campaign/
Congressman Andy Ogles admits his claims to have loaned $320,000 to his campaign were not true
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/revealed/congressman-andy-ogles-admits-his-claims-to-have-loaned-320-000-to-his-campaign-were-not-true
GOP Senate Candidate Spent Thousands in Donor Funds on Strip Clubs, Luxury, and Mysterious Wire Transfers
https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-sen-candidate-royce-white-spent-big-on-strip-clubs-limos-luxury
Brandon Johnson’s City Hall gives $38.5 million in deals to businesses tied to North Side bar owner, lawyer cited for improper lobbying
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2024/05/24/carmen-rossi-brandon-johnson-lori-lightfoot-lobbying-brown-derby-luca-garavoglia-campari
Pa. lawmakers accepted trips from lobbying groups, others seeking to influence the state in 2023
https://www.wesa.fm/politics-government/2024-05-21/pennsylvania-lawmakers-gifts-lobbyists-2023
‘What’s in it for them?’ This outside lobbying group is top spender in Idaho GOP primary
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2024/05/whats-in-it-for-them-this-outside-lobbying-group-is-top-spender-in-idaho-gop-primary/
Secret recording shows how a right-wing Idaho lobbyist tried to keep a legislator in lockstep
https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/secret-recording-shows-how-a-right-wing-idaho-lobbyist-tried-to-keep-a-legislator-in/article_81199836-1518-11ef-bd8a-a76c4fdedebc.html
‘The Patrón’: How Henry Cuellar and His Family Control Webb County, Texas
https://www.notus.org/texas/cuellar-family-webb-county
Indicted South Texas Rep. Cuellar spends majority of campaign cash on legal fees
https://www.sacurrent.com/news/indicted-south-texas-rep-cuellar-spends-majority-of-campaign-cash-on-legal-fees-34601944
What the cases of Robert Menendez and Henry Cuellar have in common
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/05/23/what-the-cases-of-robert-menendez-and-henry-cuellar-have-in-common
Bribery Unleashed: The Supreme Court’s Wealth-Driven Corruption Crisis
https://www.randomlengthsnews.com/archives/2024/05/20/supreme-court/52411
How to clean corruption? One politician at a time
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/05/19/hawaii-news/volcanic-ash/david-shapiro-how-to-clean-corruption-one-politician-at-a-time/