Nick Penniman

Nick Penniman is the executive director of Issue One, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to reduce the influence of money in politics. With Wendell Potter, he is co-author of the book Nation On the Take: How Big Money Corrupts Our Democracy and What We Can Do About It. Follow him on Twitter: @Nick_Penniman.

ALL POSTS BY Nick Penniman

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  Money & Politics

  Money in Politics Is a Crisis — And John Oliver Just Proved It

  April 5, 2016

  | Nick Penniman

  Reversing Citizens United could take time, but there are clear steps Congress could take right now to reduce the massive influence of the wealthy.
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  Money & Politics

  The Lobbyist Who Made You Pay More at the Drugstore

  March 18, 2016

  | Wendell Potter and Nick Penniman

  Here's how the pharmaceutical industry keeps America's drug prices among the highest in the world.