US Politics
The Price of a Vote: How Gambling Cash is Corrupting Missouri's Democracy
Gambling interests contributed a staggering $1 out of every $8 raised by Missouri lawmakers for the 2025 campaigns, a massive influx aimed at securing legislative access to a potentially $10 billion video lottery market. This is a chilling testament to how raw financial power, rather than principle or public good, is now the primary currency shaping our democracy and determining which 'freedoms'—here, the freedom to exploit citizens for profit—are granted.
