Jack Abramoff on Lobbying: ‘Look, This Is Bribery’ Jack Abramoff on Lobbying: ‘Look, This Is Bribery’
Notorious lobbyist Jack Abramoff explains what separates the most successful lobbyists from the rest.
Jan 17, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Two Years Later: Showdown With ‘Citizens United’ Two Years Later: Showdown With ‘Citizens United’
As we approach the second anniversary of the disastrous Citizens United decision, a court case in Montana sets up the first direct challenge to the ruling.
Jan 17, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Corporate Profits Up. Taxes Not. Corporate Profits Up. Taxes Not.
Corporate profits rose to a record $1.97 trillion in the third quarter of 2011. Corporate income tax payments did not. But it's not a matter of “Honey, I Shrunk Corporate Tax...
Jan 6, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Voting Rights, Super PACs and the Media Cloud the Election Voting Rights, Super PACs and the Media Cloud the Election
Three issues that will matter far more in November than tonight's results.
Jan 3, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Koch Brothers, ALEC and the Savage Assault on Democracy The Koch Brothers, ALEC and the Savage Assault on Democracy
Progressives will march Saturday from the Koch brothers’ headquarters to the UN to demand an end to the attack on voting rights in America.
Dec 9, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Progressives on the March to Take Over Congress Progressives on the March to Take Over Congress
The Occupy movement won’t run candidates to push its issues. Here’s who will.
Nov 16, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Stanching the Flow of Corporate Dollars into Campaigns Stanching the Flow of Corporate Dollars into Campaigns
When our nation arrives at a level of corruption we cannot bear, we shouldn’t.
Nov 10, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Solyndra and Keystone: Not All Environmental Scandals Are Created Equal Solyndra and Keystone: Not All Environmental Scandals Are Created Equal
While right-wingers froth over the Solyndra mess, a scandal with far higher stakes is being swept under the rug.
Oct 12, 2011 / Editorial / The Editors
The GOP’s Deregulation Obsession The GOP’s Deregulation Obsession
The Chamber of Commerce and its Republican allies have launched “the Contract With America on steroids.”
Oct 12, 2011 / Feature / Robert Weissman
Rick Perry: Governor for Sale Rick Perry: Governor for Sale
Perry has proclaimed Texas a model worth replicating at the national level, yet the state's woefully inept public services have created social problems that deserve swears, not swa...
Aug 23, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel