Taxpayers Lose, Halliburton Gains Taxpayers Lose, Halliburton Gains
A new report on Halliburton's role in the failed reconconstruction of Iraq documents how profits of the merchants of death are rising.
Jun 27, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
Hillary Inc. Hillary Inc.
Clinton vows to defend Americans against the privileged and powerful, but her ties to big business compromise her populist promises.
May 17, 2007 / Feature / Ari Berman
AIPAC Alternative? AIPAC Alternative?
Can left-leaning Jews coalesce into a lobby to offset the influence of AIPAC?
Apr 9, 2007 / Philip Weiss
K Street’s Favorite Democrat K Street’s Favorite Democrat
When Max Baucus, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, is every lobbyist's best friend, is economic reform possible?
Mar 6, 2007 / Feature / Ari Berman
AIPAC Runs Right AIPAC Runs Right
American Jews are liberals and support Democrats. Why, then, do Jewish organizations, supported by contributions of liberal Jews, strategize with Republicans on how to smear these ...
Oct 10, 2006 / Feature / Eric Alterman
Henry Paulson’s Treasury Henry Paulson’s Treasury
Goldman Sachs chairman and CEO Henry Paulson faces ethical, political and economic challenges if confirmed as Bush's latest Treasury Secretary.
Jun 26, 2006 / Feature / Nomi Prins
Can Justice Be Trusted? Can Justice Be Trusted?
The Justice Department meddled in a case against Jack Abramoff in Guam in 2002; last week, Bush nominated the current Abramoff prosecutor to the federal bench. Can the DOJ credibly...
Feb 2, 2006 / Feature / Ari Berman
Abramoff’s Evangelical Soldiers Abramoff’s Evangelical Soldiers
Leaders of the Christian right are paying the price as evidence mounts of their complicity in a sordid GOP gambling-industry scheme.
Feb 2, 2006 / Feature / Max Blumenthal
Exile on K Street Exile on K Street
Scandals abound in the smoking remains of the Alexander Strategy Group.
Feb 2, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
On Roy Blunt’s Promise to Reform Lobbying Rules If He Becomes House Majority Leader On Roy Blunt’s Promise to Reform Lobbying Rules If He Becomes House Majority Leader
With plenty of friends on K Street, Roy Blunt is not as forthright as his name suggests.
Jan 26, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin