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Use Populist Rage To Push Obama Use Populist Rage To Push Obama

The populist fires are burning. But what's next? Bob Borosage thinks progressives should push Obama farther left.

Mar 26, 2009 / American News Project

Capitol Hill: Parties All the Time Capitol Hill: Parties All the Time

Harry Hanbury attempts to spend an entire day attending fundraisers but instead successfully gets chased out of restaurants all over Capitol Hill.

Mar 23, 2009 / American News Project

UBS: Washington’s Old Friend Is Now a Foe UBS: Washington’s Old Friend Is Now a Foe

After years of hiding US money in their Swiss offices, UBS faces a Senate committee made up of legislators under their payroll.

Mar 10, 2009 / American News Project

The Food Lobby Goes to School The Food Lobby Goes to School

A look inside the backrooms of the capital, where the interests of American children intersect with the lobbyists for multinational food companies.

Feb 23, 2009 / American News Project

William Greider on Democrats’ Money Dilemma William Greider on Democrats’ Money Dilemma

The Nation's national affairs correspondent explains how the current economic crisis is a moment of reckoning for the Democratic party.

Feb 11, 2009 / American News Project

No Oversight: Fed Gives Away Trillions No Oversight: Fed Gives Away Trillions

Since the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, the Federal Reserve's balance sheet has expanded by $1.2 trillion with little oversight.

Feb 9, 2009 / American News Project

Paulson’s $140 Billion Surprise Paulson’s $140 Billion Surprise

Henry Paulson rewrote a piece of the tax code to expedite mergers. Will Tim Geithner and the Democrats attempt to correct the wrong?

Jan 26, 2009 / American News Project

On the Road to the Inauguration On the Road to the Inauguration

A glimpse at one group of passengers on their 700-mile bus journey from Fort Valley, Ga--to witness history firsthand.

Jan 21, 2009 / American News Project

How the Bailout Fails Community Banks How the Bailout Fails Community Banks

The government has not taken fleeing depositors into account and, as a result, small banks and their surrounding communities will suffer.

Jan 20, 2009 / American News Project

Prop 8: Did Mormons Go to Far? Prop 8: Did Mormons Go to Far?

The IRS forbids religious organizations from "substantially" lobbying for political legislation. Did the Mormon Church violate this law?

Jan 15, 2009 / American News Project

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