Wayne Barrett

Wayne Barrett is a Nation Institute Fellow who has been covering the presidential election for the Daily Beast and Mother Jones. He was a senior editor and investigative reporter at the Village Voice for nearly four decades, and has written several books, including Rudy! An Investigative Biography of Rudy Giuliani.

 

Republican Harry Wilson Says Romney’s Auto Bailout Claim Is ‘Simply Not True’ Republican Harry Wilson Says Romney’s Auto Bailout Claim Is ‘Simply Not True’

Wilson served on the president’s auto industry task force and says Romney has “really mishandled” the issue.

Oct 29, 2012 / Wayne Barrett

Romney Campaign, Media Collude in Unprecedented Politicization of Benghazi Attack Romney Campaign, Media Collude in Unprecedented Politicization of Benghazi Attack

In contrast to Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, Mitt Romney has turned a terrorist attack into partisan fodder.

Oct 22, 2012 / Wayne Barrett

Mitt Romney’s Muslim-Baiting Backers Mitt Romney’s Muslim-Baiting Backers

The GOP candidate’s disastrous response to the incendiary “Innocence of Muslims” video should come as no surprise in light of his Islamophobic connections.

Sep 14, 2012 / Wayne Barrett

Mitt Romney, Monsanto Man Mitt Romney, Monsanto Man

In his Bain years, the GOP nominee helped fashion Monsanto into a biotech giant. What would the notorious purveyor of genetically modified foods get from a Romney presidency?

Sep 12, 2012 / Wayne Barrett

Cashing In on Catastrophe Cashing In on Catastrophe

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is now using his public image, burnished by 9/11, to conceal crooked business deals and reap handsome profits from a national tragedy.

Sep 8, 2006 / Feature / Wayne Barrett and Dan Collins

Dorothy Day Dorothy Day

In the final days of Rudy Giuliani's term as mayor of New York, three months after the heroism of 9/11, he quietly approved a politically wired project to build twenty-five mul...

Jul 2, 2003 / Feature / Wayne Barrett and Chris Barrett

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