Government

Ten Questions for Harriet Miers Ten Questions for Harriet Miers

Corporate power and money control our lives and our politics as never before. As the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares for Harriet Miers's nomination hearings, here are ten lega...

Oct 11, 2005 / Morton Mintz

I Think I Heard a Liberal Say I Think I Heard a Liberal Say

For working in the shadows of K Street pay-to-play, here's to The Hammer getting the slammer.

Oct 6, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Minority/Majority Minority/Majority

Three senators caved and supported the nomination of John G. Roberts Jr. as Supreme Court Chief Justice. But one lawmaker, banking on the public's cynicism of the oil industry, wan...

Sep 29, 2005 / David Sirota

How to Curb Corporate Power How to Curb Corporate Power

As corporations consolidate, they grab power from the public. Here are seven modest proposals to give power back to the public and avoid another Enron.

Sep 22, 2005 / Feature / Ralph Nader

Prelude to an Exit Strategy Prelude to an Exit Strategy

As a handful of maverick lawmakers hold unofficial hearings on an Iraq exit strategy, how long will it take Democrats and Republicans on the Hill to recognize the growing distaste ...

Sep 16, 2005 / Ari Berman

The Many Faces of Dr. Coburn The Many Faces of Dr. Coburn

He's a far-right baby doctor. His own chief of staff says he's clueless about the law. Meet Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn, who'll help shape the US Supreme Court.

Sep 15, 2005 / Feature / Max Blumenthal

The Power of Outrage The Power of Outrage

A nation's conscience is stirred by the abandonment of the poor and the frail: This may be the one bright spot of the man-made disaster on the Gulf Coast. Eric Foner gives a histor...

Sep 6, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

The Real Costs of a Culture of Greed The Real Costs of a Culture of Greed

The affluent mask of the United States has been torn away by the storm, exposing a nation that has become progressively poorer under the leadership of the party of Big Business.

Sep 6, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

Junk Food Nation Junk Food Nation

The recent conflict over what America eats is an example of how in Bush's America corporate interests trump public health.

Aug 11, 2005 / Feature / Gary Ruskin and Juliet Schor

Reality Bites Reality Bites

Bush's political capital can't buy him support on the Iraq war and Social Security.

Jun 23, 2005 / The Editors

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