Greenhouse. App that shows a politicians campaign contributions when their name is in an article.

This Kid Made An App That Exposes Sellout Politicians.

"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—it provides a breakdown of a politician’s campaign contributions when that politician's name comes up in an article. It is currently available for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari and is completely free. As you can imagine, reading about how your member of Congress voted in a recent health bill becomes all the more enlightening if you know how much money the health industry showered him in at the last election.

I spoke to Nick Rubin about the plugin, politics, and what he calls the "money stories" behind what you read in the news."

Interview at the article.

It's a cool idea. I think one minor flaw with it that I have read is that it only shows contributions from the previous election.

BTW, you link is not titled correctly:

This Kid Made An App That Exposes Politicians.

(also, it probably should be described as a "plug in" not an "app")

Awesome.

I’d love to see the concept adapted to televised debate coverage. Imagine, as candidates passionately bloviate on their positions, you’d see an “ankle grab” graphic hovering over their heads.

“Oh, man, that guy has five ankle grabs for big pharma…he’s in the tank, he’s their beee-och."

Well, that surely put him on the drone strike list.........