Lobbying

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

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

The Myth of Small-Donor Clout The Myth of Small-Donor Clout

Contrary to popular opinion, large donors dominated fund-raising even more than usual in the 2004 election cycle.

Jun 9, 2005 / Feature / Nick Nyhart

Facing It Facing It

The mask of corporate America

Jun 2, 2005 / R.O. Blechman

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