"The railway giant CSX brought in old railroad cars for a reception led by Rodney E. Slater, the former United States transportation secretary turned lobbyist, who also headlined a panel on transportation policy in a future Clinton administration..." By Nicholas Confessore and Amy Chozick.

Drink up—it's on us! Then go protest the TPP to your heart’s content. By David Dayen.

A long life in politics has allowed Bill and Hillary Clinton to accumulate relationships to wealthy people and businesses across the globe. McClatchy found multiple connections to the Clintons in the Panama papers database. By Anita Kumar, Marisa Taylor and Kevin G. Hall.

Four out of 10 dollars comes from a small group of super-rich individuals and their relatives. By Matea Gold and Anu Narayanswamy.

Reforms wait as Democratic front-runner targets GOP with super PACs, ‘dark money’. By Dave Levinthal.

I am now officially an economic advisor to Senator Sanders, and this column reflects some of that advice.  Part of my advice is not to take money from Wall Street felons. By William K. Black.

The fact that lawmakers will take this telecom-backed paper masquerading as “economic analysis” seriously is demoralizing. By Jason Koebler.

An FEC commissioner argues that any direct, Citizens United-style political spending by publicly traded corporations may be illegal. By Jon Schwarz.

C'mon man. By Zach Carter and Ben Walsh.

And it's about to get worse. By Tim Murphy.

Lobbyists recently swooped in to add 54 words to a tax and spending bill of more than 2,000 pages that temporarily preserved a loophole sought by the hotel, restaurant and gambling industries, and billionaire Wall Street investors. By Eric Lipton and Liz Moyer.

Clinton tolerated golden parachutes when she ran the State Department, and two of her top aides — Robert Hormats and Thomas Nides — got them.

When Congress returns from recess next week, Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.), who resigned after Politico raised questions about his mileage reimbursements, will not return with it. Before Schock becomes a footnote in history, it’s worth reflecting on how he represents everything wrong with the way Congress raises money.