Bipartisanship is flourishing where there’s money to be made

COVID-19 relief talks continue to hit snag after snag on Capitol Hill as each party fights for its priorities. But bipartisanship is flourishing elsewhere: lobbying. Around $3 billion a year is spent on lobbying, and the biggest, most lucrative lobbying firms in Washington are bipartisan. On today’s show: a look at the bipartisan business of political lobbying. Plus, Nielsen catches up with the streaming era and why Ikea is saying farewell to its catalog.

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