Infantile Liberalism Infantile Liberalism
"I encourage you all to go shopping more," advised President Bush at a press conference last winter. Shop and prime the pump, goes the idea. Spring for a plasma television set an...
May 3, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Russell Jacoby
The Real ‘Fake News’ The Real ‘Fake News’
Progressives need to take on Fox News's ugly propaganda.
Apr 19, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Loan Shark Lobby The Loan Shark Lobby
With Democrats in control of Congress, prospects for regulating subprime lenders have improved. But don't hold your breath.
Mar 29, 2007 / Garrett Ordower
Credit Card Tricks Credit Card Tricks
Banks no longer lend money to people able to pay them back. Now they trap the poor, the sick, students and elderly people into signing up for credit cards and watch the fees pile u...
Mar 16, 2007 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman
KBR’s $400 Million Iraq Question KBR’s $400 Million Iraq Question
Did the Pentagon's biggest Iraq contractor violate military policy by hiring Blackwater and other private military companies?
Mar 12, 2007 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill and Garrett Ordower
Subprime Mortgage Blues Subprime Mortgage Blues
As the housing market flattens, the poor pay the price for the greed and stupidity of the real estate and banking bigwigs.
Mar 5, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Will Congress Reform Wretched Executive Excess? Will Congress Reform Wretched Executive Excess?
Outrage over excessive rewards for incompetent executives could spark the Democratic Congress to action.
Jan 28, 2007 / Morton Mintz
Draining the Gene Pool Draining the Gene Pool
A plant gene that could protect organic crops from contamination from genetically engineered seeds is out of reach to most organic farmers, thanks to an agribusiness patent.
Dec 4, 2006 / Feature / Lisa M. Hamilton
Coffee, Tea or Another Airline Merger? Coffee, Tea or Another Airline Merger?
As US Air seeks to create a mega-airline by gobbling up Delta, the evidence mounts that a free market in the sky just doesn't work.
Nov 28, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Day the Music Died The Day the Music Died
It's the end of the world as we know it: Tower Records, the last great CD emporium, is closing, victim of the iPod and MP3 revolution. As Wal-Mart and other big-box stores pick up ...
Nov 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Max Fraser