With US politics swimming in so much corporate
money that it's pretty much an oligarchy, it can be hard to keep track
of which particular set of
lobbyists is trying to milk more cash out of health care, fossil fuels,
and other very important issues from one week to the next.
But thanks to 16-year-old Nick Rubin, keeping track of just how much
politicians have sold out has become a lot easier. He created
Greenhouse, a new
browser plug-in that operates under the motto "Some are red. Some are
blue. All are green." The plugin aims "to shine light on a social and
industrial disease of today: the undue influence of money in our
Congress." It sounds like a bit of a lofty aim for an app, but it's
actually pretty
simple and effective [...]
This Kid Made an App That Exposes Sellout Politicians