Government

Lobbyists Snag Top Staff Positions on Capitol Hill

Lobbyists Snag Top Staff Positions on Capitol Hill Lobbyists Snag Top Staff Positions on Capitol Hill

Lobbyists are winning top jobs in Congress and are poised to provide big legislative favors to their former employers. 

May 9, 2013 / Lee Fang

The Problem in New York Politics Is Big Money, Not Small Parties

The Problem in New York Politics Is Big Money, Not Small Parties The Problem in New York Politics Is Big Money, Not Small Parties

Rather than limiting third parties' influence, Gov. Andrew Cuomo should work with them to take action on campaign finance reform.

May 9, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

If the Government Does It, It’s ‘Legal’

If the Government Does It, It’s ‘Legal’ If the Government Does It, It’s ‘Legal’

In the name of homeland security, the US has spent seven years and untold dollars silencing one man.

May 9, 2013 / Peter Van Buren

GOP Immigration Amendments Boost Drones, Incarceration and Criminalization

GOP Immigration Amendments Boost Drones, Incarceration and Criminalization GOP Immigration Amendments Boost Drones, Incarceration and Criminalization

Meanwhile, Republicans oppose green cards for same-sex couples.

May 8, 2013 / Lee Fang

The Reverse Revolving Door: How Corporate Insiders Are Rewarded Upon Leaving Firms for Congress

The Reverse Revolving Door: How Corporate Insiders Are Rewarded Upon Leaving Firms for Congress The Reverse Revolving Door: How Corporate Insiders Are Rewarded Upon Leaving Firms for Congress

Disclosures reveal that corporations and lobbying firms award six-figure bonuses to staff who leave to take powerful positions on Capitol Hill.

May 4, 2013 / Lee Fang

Austerity Is ‘Suffocating the Economy’

Austerity Is ‘Suffocating the Economy’ Austerity Is ‘Suffocating the Economy’

The latest jobs numbers are weak. Why? We're dying by slow sequester cuts.

May 3, 2013 / John Nichols

‘Dirty Wars’: A Look Into America’s Secret Killing Machine

‘Dirty Wars’: A Look Into America’s Secret Killing Machine ‘Dirty Wars’: A Look Into America’s Secret Killing Machine

In his film, Dirty Wars, Jeremy Scahill unveils America's extrajudicial, covert, transcontinental battlefield.

May 2, 2013 / The Nation

How Wall Street Defanged Dodd-Frank

How Wall Street Defanged Dodd-Frank How Wall Street Defanged Dodd-Frank

Battalions of regulatory lawyers burrowed deep in the federal bureaucracy to foil reform.

Apr 30, 2013 / Feature / Gary Rivlin

Senate to Investigate Texas Plant Explosion

Senate to Investigate Texas Plant Explosion Senate to Investigate Texas Plant Explosion

Why won't the EPA regulate ammonium nitrate? Barbara Boxer wants to know.

Apr 30, 2013 / George Zornick

The Bangladeshi Blood on America’s Hands

The Bangladeshi Blood on America’s Hands The Bangladeshi Blood on America’s Hands

When will free-traders-gone-wild own up to their complicity in brutal injustices like last week’s deadly factory fire?

Apr 30, 2013 / William Greider

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