David Corn

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

Elliott Abrams: It’s Back! Elliott Abrams: It’s Back!

"How would you feel if your wife and children were brutally raped before being hacked to death by soldiers during a military massacre of 800 civilians, and then two governments tr...

Jun 14, 2001 / David Corn

McCain in Vain? McCain in Vain?

In Washington, all politics is personality. Or so it often seems. After the Jim Jeffords jump, the media zoomed in on Senator John McCain and breathlessly penned a new chapter in ...

Jun 7, 2001 / David Corn

The Jeffords Jump The Jeffords Jump

"What do we do now?" That famous last line of the 1972 film The Candidate, in which Robert Redford finds himself--to his surprise--elected to the Senate, should be on the minds of...

May 25, 2001 / David Corn

The Jeffords Jump The Jeffords Jump

"What do we do now?" That famous last line of the 1972 film The Candidate, in which Robert Redford finds himself--to his surprise--elected to the Senate, should be on the minds of...

May 23, 2001 / David Corn

Memorial Day Powell 1991

Colin Powell’s Vietnam Fog Colin Powell’s Vietnam Fog

The war was years ago, but that does not excuse misrepresenting one's participation in it.

May 2, 2001 / Feature / David Corn

On Butterfly Wings On Butterfly Wings

This is going to be yet one more article on the never-ending recount-a-rama in Florida. But first a flashback to a pre-Election Day campaign moment: It's October. George W.

Apr 5, 2001 / Feature / David Corn

The Old Man and the CIA: A Kennedy Plot to Kill Castro? The Old Man and the CIA: A Kennedy Plot to Kill Castro?

New evidence of a CIA scheme to use Ernest Hemingway's Cuban farm.

Mar 8, 2001 / Feature / David Corn and Gus Russo

The Florida Fog The Florida Fog

The truth is out there--perhaps. During the postelection turmoil in Florida, Al Gore advocates prophesied that after the inauguration, journalists would descend on the disputed ba...

Mar 1, 2001 / David Corn

Right With Bush Right With Bush

Every conservative is now a compassionate conservative. Well, most were at the recent annual Conservative Political Action Conference, which drew more than 3,000 right-wing acti...

Feb 23, 2001 / David Corn

The Great Florida Recount The Great Florida Recount

The great Florida recount is under way.

Jan 31, 2001 / Feature / David Corn

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