Quantcast

Nation Topics - Corporate Lobbying | The Nation

Topic Page

Nation Topics - Corporate Lobbying

Articles

News and Features

The New Scopes Trials (Bush Administration, Science, Corporate Lobbying, Politics)

Eric Alterman and Mark Green would like to thank Jenny Stepp for her research on this article.

Eric Alterman and Mark Green
Making Money on Terrorism (Corporate Lobbying, War on Terrorism)

The Bush Administration's apparent motto: "Leave no defense contractor behind."

William D. Hartung
Mad Cow, Mad Policy (Bush Administration, Corporate Lobbying, Sustainable Development, Politics)

When Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman and the agribusiness insiders-turned-"regulators" who run George W.

The Editors
Money, Money, Money (Campaign Finance, Corporate Lobbying, Politics)

It really is extraordinary. Bechtel is awarded the biggest reconstruction contract in Iraq without having to compete for it.

Patricia J. Williams
A Present for Murdoch (Corporate Media and Consolidation, Corporate Lobbying, Corporations, Society)

The Bush Administration will make sure that no Grinch spoils Rupert Murdoch's holiday season.

Jeff Chester
Restarting the Energy Bill (Environmental Issues, Corporate Lobbying, Environment)

The stalling of the Republican-backed energy bill by a Democrat-led Senate filibuster was only a temporary reprieve.

Jamie Lincoln Kitman
No Pig Left Behind (Government, Corporate Lobbying, Politics)

The corruptions of Washington are hidden in plain sight.

The Editors
Bring Halliburton Home (Corporate Lobbying, Iraqi Reconstruction and Occupation, International Law, Society)

Click here for more info on why Paul Bremer's "reforms" in Iraq have been illegal to begin with. Compiled by Aaron Maté.

Naomi Klein
Identity Thieves (Corporate Lobbying, Corporate Responsibility, Society)

The Federal Trade Commission has acknowledged that the epidemic of
identity theft claimed almost 10 million victims last year.

Jamie Court
Selling (Off) Iraq (Corporate Lobbying, Iraqi Reconstruction and Occupation)

How to "privatize" a country and make millions.

Tim Shorrock

Blogs

How a Koch Brothers 'Business League' Spent $236 Million to Frame the Debate
John Nichols

A previously unknown “secret bank” funds massive projects to overturn Obamacare, mangle Social Security and advance austerity.

September 12, 2013
Mass Protests Put ALEC Under National Scrutiny
John Nichols

As labor and civil rights groups demonstrate, watchdog groups seek federal and state inquiries.

August 8, 2013
Charles Koch on the Poor: Let Them Eat Economic Freedom
Leslie Savan

Just give free-market ideology a few seconds of your time and you, too, can join the 1 percent!

July 16, 2013
Google Hosts Fundraiser for Climate Denier James Inhofe
Zoë Carpenter

As Google and other tech giants gain weight in Washington, the gap between values and political value seems to be widening.

July 12, 2013
Will the SEC Force More Campaign Finance Disclosure?
George Zornick

Publicly traded companies should have to disclose their political giving, for the good of investors and the campaign finance system.

January 8, 2013
Grover Norquist's Budget Is Largely Financed by Just Two Billionaire-Backed Nonprofits
Lee Fang

Republicans, meet your real master. Over 60 percent of Grover Norquist’s budget comes from just two billionaire-backed nonprofits. 

November 27, 2012
Corporate Lobbyists Manage Our Presidential Debates
Lee Fang

Why aren’t the candidates asked about corruption or the influence of big money? Maybe it’s because the men running the debates are lobbyists. 

October 22, 2012
Coal Company CEO Dreams of Romney as President, Jim Inhofe as Head of EPA
Lee Fang

Coal companies are using a number of tactics to help boost Mitt Romney's chances this November. 

October 9, 2012
A Promise Obama Can Keep Before the Election: Make Trade Transparent
John Nichols

A sweeping new “Trans-Pacific Partnership” agreement is being negotiated in or name but without our informed consent. Obama should remove the cloak of secrecy.

September 9, 2012
JPMorgan Starts Buying Congress Again
George Zornick

Members are taking money from the bank once again, as memory of the “fail whale” recedes.

August 24, 2012
Close