Ethics-Go-Round Ethics-Go-Round
The House Ethics Committee has been defunct for a year: If now is not the time for both parties to get serious on Congressional ethics, when will it be?
Jan 19, 2006 / Ari Berman
Everyone’s a Reformer Everyone’s a Reformer
For a long time on Capitol Hill, no one was interested in lobbying reform. Now everybody wants to get in on the act.
Jan 13, 2006 / Feature / Ari Berman
A Member of Congress Tries to Recall Jack Abramoff A Member of Congress Tries to Recall Jack Abramoff
Testing a Congressman's memory of the former super-lobbyist: Good old what's-his-name...but me? I hardly knew him.
Jan 12, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Newt’s New Con Newt’s New Con
No voice rings as hollow as Newt Gingrich's on the GOP culture of corruption. Incredibly, the media are swallowing his story.
Jan 12, 2006 / David Sirota
Kickback Mountain Kickback Mountain
Cleaning up Congress after the Abramoff scandal involves far more than limits on gifts and perks. It requires barring the 'legalized bribery' of major campaign contributions.
Jan 12, 2006 / The Editors
Shame of the Once-Young Republicans Shame of the Once-Young Republicans
What irony that Jack Abramoff and other once-young Republicans, who hectored their elders about defending the nation's taxpayers and security forces, should now be accused of deepl...
Jan 11, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Abramoff’s Sordid World Abramoff’s Sordid World
The unfolding Jack Abramoff corruption scandal exposes the hypocrisy of the GOP "revolution," which promised to restore morality to Washington but instead sank deepinto a cesspool ...
Jan 4, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Ney Scandal Grows The Ney Scandal Grows
As Justice Department investigators follow the cash flow from lobbyist Jack Abramoff's influence-peddling scandal, the evidence mounts against Ohio Republican Congressman Bob Ney. ...
Dec 15, 2005 / Ari Berman
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