In Pork She Trusts
Republicans aren’t the only ones who believe in using faith-based initiatives to win votes. In the month before the Reverend Calvin Butts, one of the most influential black pastors in New York City, surprised his Harlem congregation by endorsing Hillary, she quietly steered three grants worth $1.5 million his way. Rolling Stone‘s Matt Taibbi follows […]
Republicans aren’t the only ones who believe in using faith-based initiatives to win votes. In the month before the Reverend Calvin Butts, one of the most influential black pastors in New York City, surprised his Harlem congregation by endorsing Hillary, she quietly steered three grants worth $1.5 million his way. Rolling Stone‘s Matt Taibbi follows the cash flowing in and out of Clinton coffers in a story that probably didn’t make the radar of most religion-observers.