The Secret Money Project follows the money behind a controversial DVD sent to voters.
Will Evans
Senior Reporter and Producer
Will Evans is a senior reporter and producer for Reveal, covering labor and tech. His reporting has prompted government investigations, legislation, reforms and prosecutions. A series on working conditions at Amazon warehouses was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize and won a Gerald Loeb Award. His work has also won multiple Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards, including for a series on safety problems at Tesla. Other investigations have exposed secret spying at Uber, illegal discrimination in the temp industry and rampant fraud in California's drug rehab system for the poor. Prior to joining The Center for Investigative Reporting in 2005, Evans was a reporter at The Sacramento Bee. He is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.
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NRA takes aim at Obama, Biden
The Secret Money Project tracks an aggressive ad campaign by the NRA.
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Palin’s record on earmarks
Sarah Palin says she has fought against earmarks. Not according to YouTube.
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Palin Casts Herself As Reformist, Outsider
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and running mate John McCain have trumpeted her opposition to earmarks like the infamous “bridge to nowhere,” but Palin’s record is more complicated. As mayor, she hired a lobbyist to get federal money and, when running for governor, said she supported earmarks like the infamous bridge. >> Listen to the story […]
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Liberal group sends a snide “thank you” to Republicans
“To the conservatives gathered in St. Paul: Thanks for the memories…”
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Strange Bedfellows Behind Anti-Obama “Turban” Ad
[video:3829:full] When Barack Obama explained his decision to opt out of public financing for the general election, he said he needed to defend against attacks by stealth conservative groups. He pointed to one ad in particular, which showed an edited clip of him: “We are no longer a Christian nation … We are also a […]
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Anti-Obama operatives join forces
The author of an anti-Obama book is teaming up with a veteran of attack ads.
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Union Operative Advocates and Gains Power
The Service Employees International Union, besides representing 2 million workers, is one of the most active and powerful political organizations in the nation. Beyond its own direct efforts, which are vast, the union also helps create, lead, and fund dozens of other organizations and coalitions that are influential in public policy debates and elections. NPR […]
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Kings of the Hill
Why weren’t Freddie and Fannie tightly regulated? Political connections and lobbying power.
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Liberal, Conservative Groups Vie for Vets’ Interests
Two politically opposed veterans’ advocacy groups—Vets for Freedom and Vote Vets—are battling for voters. NPR and CIR look beyond the political rhetoric to examine the organizations’ financing, and how they might affect this election. >> Listen to the story on National Public Radio.