American News Project

The American News Project is dedicated to defending and promoting the public interest through high-quality, investigative video journalism.

Tax Havens: The Hidden Hand in the Financial Crisis Tax Havens: The Hidden Hand in the Financial Crisis

How did so many financial institutions crumble with so little warning? How tax havens helped enable the mess.

Jan 8, 2009 / American News Project

Bush Pushes Midnight Regulations Bush Pushes Midnight Regulations

George W. Bush is on pace to impose more last-minute changes to federal rules than any president in history. Can Congress undo the damage?

Dec 29, 2008 / American News Project

Congress Ignored Critical Bailout Oversight Congress Ignored Critical Bailout Oversight

Despite the fact that Congress wrote more than one hundred pages about oversight in the bailout bill, they left a gaping hole.

Dec 22, 2008 / American News Project

Have Bush’s Crimes Destroyed the Presidency? Have Bush’s Crimes Destroyed the Presidency?

Pulitzer Prize winner James Risen discusses the rise in executive power during Bush's tenure and the media's failure after 9/11.

Dec 19, 2008 / American News Project

Eviction Day: Foreclosure Crisis Forces Man From Home Eviction Day: Foreclosure Crisis Forces Man From Home

A glimpse at an increasingly common, but rarely documented, tragedy: someone being evicted from their home because of foreclosure.

Dec 12, 2008 / American News Project

From MLK to Obama: Birmingham Civil Rights Organizers From MLK to Obama: Birmingham Civil Rights Organizers

Many citizens of Birmingham believe a new movement is taking place as a result of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.

Nov 4, 2008 / American News Project

No Debate: Hempstead Is Struggling No Debate: Hempstead Is Struggling

As the media descends on Hempstead, NY, for the last presidential debate, regular citizens express frustration with crises at home and abroad.

Oct 15, 2008 / American News Project

‘Obama Waffles’ Leave Bad Taste ‘Obama Waffles’ Leave Bad Taste

At the Family Research Council's Value Voters summit in Washington DC, vendors hawk a racist product meant to inspire Anti-Obama fervor.

Sep 16, 2008 / American News Project

Palin’s Hidden Base Palin’s Hidden Base

It turns out Sarah Palin has something substantial to hide, especially from swing voters.

Sep 9, 2008 / American News Project

Is Wal-Mart Making Its Employees Vote Republican? Is Wal-Mart Making Its Employees Vote Republican?

Wal-Mart is telling its employees to vote Republican. Isn't that illegal?

Aug 14, 2008 / American News Project

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