Lobbying

Shame of the Once-Young Republicans Shame of the Once-Young Republicans

What irony that Jack Abramoff and other once-young Republicans, who hectored their elders about defending the nation's taxpayers and security forces, should now be accused of deepl...

Jan 11, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

Abramoff’s Sordid World Abramoff’s Sordid World

The unfolding Jack Abramoff corruption scandal exposes the hypocrisy of the GOP "revolution," which promised to restore morality to Washington but instead sank deepinto a cesspool ...

Jan 4, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Ney Scandal Grows The Ney Scandal Grows

As Justice Department investigators follow the cash flow from lobbyist Jack Abramoff's influence-peddling scandal, the evidence mounts against Ohio Republican Congressman Bob Ney. ...

Dec 15, 2005 / Ari Berman

On the Wal-Mart Money Trail On the Wal-Mart Money Trail

As the nation's wealthiest family, the Waltons could be a force for social good. But when they choose to spend their fortune lobbying for pet projects, tax cuts and charter schools...

Nov 3, 2005 / Feature / Liza Featherstone

Abramoff’s Last Stand Abramoff’s Last Stand

Senator John McCain's latest Senate inquiry into über-lobbyist Jack Abramoff strikes deep in the corrupt heart of the Bush Administration.

Nov 3, 2005 / Feature / Ari Berman

Serious Questions for Samuel A. Alito Jr. Serious Questions for Samuel A. Alito Jr.

Questions for Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr.: What are the rights of an individual before the law? Are these rights any different from what Alito views as the rights of ...

Nov 1, 2005 / Morton Mintz

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

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

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

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