Enron’s Washington Enron’s Washington
It was a mistake--and a beaut--in Matt Bivens's piece "The Enron Box" where he confused the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers. It is hereby duly acknowledged and regretted. Bu...
Jan 24, 2002 / Feature / Matt Bivens
Enron Got Its Money’s Worth Enron Got Its Money’s Worth
One of the major falsehoods being bandied about by apologists for the Bush Administration is that while Enron may have bankrolled much of the President's political career it got no...
Jan 22, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer
Enron Conservatives Enron Conservatives
Concerned about potential taint from the metastasizing Enron scandal, George W. Bush met with reporters recently to distance himself from Enron's chairman, Ken Lay (nicknamed "Ke...
Jan 17, 2002 / Robert L. Borosage
Enron and the Bushes Enron and the Bushes
When George W. Bush was first running for governor of Texas, Washington editor David Corn took a look at Bush family activities on behalf of Enron in Argentina--itself now suffer...
Jan 17, 2002 / David Corn
Enron: Crony Capitalism Enron: Crony Capitalism
The rise and fall of the house of Enron should trigger comprehensive investigations--civil, criminal and Congressional. The full scope of relations between Enron and its cronies ...
Jan 17, 2002 / The Editors
Bush to Lay: What Was Your Name Again? Bush to Lay: What Was Your Name Again?
If you believe President Bush, Kenneth Lay--one of his top financial backers and his "good friend"--was merely an equal-opportunity corrupter of our political system, buying off ...
Jan 15, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer
Enron Is a Cancer on the Presidency Enron Is a Cancer on the Presidency
Enron's Ken Lay is no stranger to not only the Bush family, but the Bush administration. Finally, reporters are starting to take notice and ask questions.
Jan 2, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer
Executive Obstruction Executive Obstruction
The Bush administration's insistence on secrecy in the Whitey Bulger case raises some unsettling questions.
Dec 19, 2001 / Feature / Bruce Shapiro
Crispy Supreme Arguments Crispy Supreme Arguments
In Gore Vidal's novel of post-World War I Washington, Hollywood, the toughest ticket in town is a pass to the Senate debate on the League of Nations treaty.
Dec 1, 2001 / David Corn