Corporate Influence in Washington

Chalabi's Lobby

Aram Roston : Iraq War

Lobbyist Charles Black, now embroiled in controversy as a senior advisor to John McCain, was among those who aided Ahmed Chalabi's deceptive campaign for war in Iraq.
The Other Side of the McCain Lobbyist Scandal

Jerold M. Starr : Corporate Media & Consolidation

A Pittsburgh public television activist explains how McCain broke the rules while doing the bidding of a media mogul.
The Real McCain Scandal

The Editors : John McCain

He doesn't just take money from lobbyists--they're running his campaign.
Moody's: The Terrorist at Ground Zero

Alexander Cockburn

Lusting after pools of Social Security and Medicare money, the Wall Street giant aims to dictate national policy through the barrel of a financial gun.

2007

The Medicare Privatization Scam

Trudy Lieberman : Conservatives & The American Right

Will an upcoming vote in Congress signal the end of Medicare?
Taxpayers Lose, Halliburton Gains

Robert Scheer : Iraq War

A new report on Halliburton's role in the failed reconconstruction of Iraq documents how profits of the merchants of death are rising.
Hillary Inc.

Ari Berman : Electoral Politics

Clinton vows to defend Americans against the privileged and powerful, but her ties to big business compromise her populist promises.
K Street's Favorite Democrat

Ari Berman : Lobbies/PACs

When Max Baucus, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, is every lobbyist's best friend, is economic reform possible?

2006

Henry Paulson's Treasury

Nomi Prins : George W. Bush Administration

Goldman Sachs chairman and CEO Henry Paulson faces ethical, political and economic challenges if confirmed as Bush's latest Treasury Secretary.
A Member of Congress Tries to Recall Jack Abramoff

Calvin Trillin : Lobbies/PACs

Testing a Congressman's memory of the former super-lobbyist: Good old what's-his-name...but me? I hardly knew him.
Newt's New Con

David Sirota : Conservatives & The American Right

No voice rings as hollow as Newt Gingrich's on the GOP culture of corruption. Incredibly, the media are swallowing his story.

2005

On the Wal-Mart Money Trail

Liza Featherstone : Corporate Responsibility & Accountability

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 instead of providing a living wage for their workers, they are dangerous (and costly) to the nation.
Serious Questions for Samuel A. Alito Jr.

Morton Mintz : Supreme Court

Questions for Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr.: What are the rights of an individual before the law? Are these rights any different from what Alito views as the rights of a corporation?
Ten Questions for Harriet Miers

Morton Mintz : Supreme Court

Corporate power and money control our lives and our politics as never before. As the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares for Harriet Miers's nomination hearings, here are ten legal questions worth pondering about corporations, individuals and the law.
How to Curb Corporate Power

Ralph Nader : Corporate Responsibility & Accountability

As corporations consolidate, they grab power from the public. Here are seven modest proposals to give power back to the public and avoid another Enron.
The Real Costs of a Culture of Greed

Robert Scheer : Economic Policy

The affluent mask of the United States has been torn away by the storm, exposing a nation that has become progressively poorer under the leadership of the party of Big Business.
Junk Food Nation

Gary Ruskin & Juliet Schor : Food & Nutrition

The recent conflict over what America eats is an example of how in Bush's America corporate interests trump public health.
The Myth of Small-Donor Clout

Nick Nyhart : Campaign Finance

Contrary to popular opinion, large donors dominated fund-raising even more than usual in the 2004 election cycle.
Facing It

R.O. Blechman : George W. Bush

The mask of corporate America
Minority/Majority

David Sirota

Friends of predatory lenders stay in the minority, while foes move toward the majority.