David Corn

is Mother Jones' Washington bureau chief. Until 2007, he was Washington editor of The Nation.

Another 9/11 Insult from the GOP Another 9/11 Insult from the GOP

Karl Rove has come under justified fire for once again trying to exploit 9/11 politically. At a speech on Wednesday night, Rove--who is now the White House ...

Jun 24, 2005 / David Corn

Rove-ing from the Truth Rove-ing from the Truth

Karl Rove is a hypocrite. I know that's hard to believe. And you're going to need a chunk of proof before accepting that conclusion. So let me give it my be...

Jun 22, 2005 / David Corn

The Latest Downing Street Memos The Latest Downing Street Memos

New "Downing Street" memos keep popping up. In recent days, several confidential memos written by senior officials in Tony Blair's government in March 2002 ...

Jun 16, 2005 / David Corn

How Deep Throat Fooled the FBI How Deep Throat Fooled the FBI

During the most heated moments of the Watergate scandal, W. Mark Felt was assigned the mission of unearthing and stopping Deep Throat.

Jun 14, 2005 / Feature / David Corn and Jeff Goldberg

The Downing Street Memo Reconsidered The Downing Street Memo Reconsidered

I posted this on my personal blog at www.davidcorn.com and thought I should share it here as well. I t...

Jun 11, 2005 / David Corn

Stem Cell Wedge? Stem Cell Wedge?

The fight over stem cell research has divided Congressional Republicans.

Jun 2, 2005 / David Corn

Deep Throat: More Hero Than Not Deep Throat: More Hero Than Not

I realize the motto of The Nation is "Unconventional Wisdom Since 1865," but I would advise we don't confuse informed contrarianism with churlishness...

Jun 1, 2005 / David Corn

Bush Bobs, Weaves and Misleads Bush Bobs, Weaves and Misleads

I posted this on my personal blog while traveling in a Red state: George W. Bush d...

May 31, 2005 / David Corn

More on the Pentagon’s Koran Fib More on the Pentagon’s Koran Fib

Let's consider a Tale of Two Pentagon Press Briefings. Last week, amidst the fury over Newsweek's Koran-in-a-john item, Pentagon spokesman La...

May 27, 2005 / David Corn

The No-Nuke Deal The No-Nuke Deal

The Senate will not be nuked. As the doomsday clock ticked down, seven so-called moderates from each party concocted a deal that was more of a win for the R...

May 24, 2005 / David Corn

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