{"id":10253,"date":"2016-06-09T21:07:05","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T02:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewei.com\/kimi\/?p=10253"},"modified":"2016-06-09T21:07:45","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T02:07:45","slug":"a-kid-made-a-browser-app-that-lets-you-see-who-is-buying-politicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewei.com\/kimi\/a-kid-made-a-browser-app-that-lets-you-see-who-is-buying-politicians\/","title":{"rendered":"A kid created a browser app that shows you who is buying politicians"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Greenhouse<\/a>
Source: allourgreen.us<\/figcaption><\/figure>16 year old Nick Rubin created a browser plug-in called Greenhouse<\/a> that lets you hover over politicians’ names on any web page to see which donors have given them money<\/a>, and how much. Vice reports that it works in, “Chrome, Firefox, and Safari and is completely free.” Here’s more:<\/p>\n

How does Greenhouse work?
\nIt works by highlighting the name of any member of Congress on any website, and when you hover over these names a little box appears that shows detailed contribution information with amounts and where those amounts have come from. It\u2019s basically a list of the top-ten industries from which they receive their money. My goal was to create something that promotes transparency. It would be great if people used it on sites where they\u2019re reading about politics every day. For example, if you\u2019re reading a piece on Congress votes for energy policy, you might see that a sponsor has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the oil and gas industry. I like to say that Greenhouse allows people to see the money story behind the news story.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

16 year old Nick Rubin created a browser plug-in called Greenhouse that lets you hover over politicians’ names on any web page to see which donors have given them money, and how much. Vice reports that it works in, “Chrome, Firefox, and Safari and is completely free.” Here’s more: How does Greenhouse work? It works … <\/p>\n

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