James Ridgeway
James Ridgeway is Mother Jones' senior Washington correspondent. In 1965, he helped launch the modern muckraking era by revealing that General Motors had hired private eyes to spy on an obscure consumer advocate named Ralph Nader. He has written 16 books, including The 5 Unanswered Questions About 9/11, and codirected Blood in the Face, a film about the far right.
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Scrubbing King Coal
How come energy companies are gaga over alternative fuels? First off, define "alternative."
Willie Horton Redux
An attack ad targeting Barack Obama raises a question: Can anyone with doubts about capital punishment, especially a black guy, become president?
Exclusive: Cops and Former Secret Service Agents Ran Black Ops on Green Groups
Meet the private security firm that spied on Greenpeace and other environmental outfits for corporate clients. A tale of intrigue, infiltration, and dumpster-diving.
It's the Deregulation, Stupid
Democrats from Carter to Clinton helped roll back the government's regulatory power, but as the economic crisis deepens, "regulation" is no longer such a dirty word.
Hillary Clinton's Rust Belt Rhetoric
A Clinton victory in Pennsylvania—and maybe in the whole primary race—hinges on the same voters her husband's free trade policies betrayed.
Desperately Seeking Reagan
If there's one thing that can unite the GOP like the Gipper did, it's the specter of another Clinton in the White House.
Don't Even Think About It
The war against "homegrown terrorism" is on. Enter the thought police.
The Chill Pill: Would a Dem White House Take on Big Pharma?
On the trail, candidates fulminate about the drug companies, but money may still speak louder than words.
Heritage Foundation on Hunger: Let Them Eat Broccoli
Poor people aren't hungry; they're fat.
Pakistan's Short Fuse
A new book, Deception, details the rise and menace of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program--and how the U.S. did nothing to stand in its way.
Photo: Ed Homich
