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New app designed by 16-year-old exposes the role of money in politics
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Jul 16, 2014
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New app designed by 16-year-old exposes the role of money in politics
Nick Greenhouse is too young to vote, but the Seattle high school sophomore taught himself to code and designed Greenhouse, a free browser plug-in that exposes the role money plays in Congress.
An example of how Greenhouse works, from a June 26, 2014 L.A. Times article ("California AG, U.S. senators want curbs on enrollment at troubled Corinthian Colleges" by Chris Kirkham)
An example of how Greenhouse works, from a June 26, 2014 L.A. Times article ("California AG, U.S. senators want curbs on enrollment at troubled Corinthian Colleges" by Chris Kirkham)
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Nick Greenhouse is too young to vote, but the Seattle high school sophomore taught himself to code and designed Greenhouse, a free browser plug-in that exposes the role money plays in Congress.

There's a lot of money in politics. That is certainly nothing new, but keeping tabs of just who has given how much to which politician can be pretty tricky.

Now a new app can help you see just who is lining the pockets of members of Congress. It's a browser plug-in called Greenhouse.

Nick Rubin, the 16-year-old who taught himself to code and developed the free browser plug-in, joins Take Two to explain how Greenhouse works and the inspiration behind it.