U.S. Government

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A Bad Bet Neoconomy: George Bush's Revolutionary Gamble with America's Future by Daniel Altman
Reviewed By James Surowiecki
November/December 2004 Issue

He Loves Us Not
For the last four years, George Bush has been waging a stealth campaign against women.
By Molly Ivins
September/October 2004 Issue

Like a Rock
Behind the president's vaunted discipline and resolve lurks something elseóa brittle inflexibility.
By George Packer
July/August 2004 Issue

Bush's Baseball Ambassadors
July/August 2004 Issue

Losing Friends and Alienating People
U.S. diplomats and policy experts of all political stripes agree: Bush's unilateralist policies have been disastrous to our own interests.
By Clyde Prestowitz
May/June 2004 Issue

The End of Empire
The war in Iraq was supposed to launch a bold new American foreign policy. But has the neoconservatives' grandiose dream ended before it began?
By David Rieff
May/June 2004 Issue No Bush Left Behind
By Rina Palta
March/April 2004 Issue

All in the Family
Onetime GOP strategist Kevin Phillips takes on a world he knows well: Aristocracy, fortune, and the politics of deceit in the House of Bush.
Reviewed By Douglas Brinkley
January/February 2004 Issue

The Lie Factory
This special Mother Jones investigation late last year detailed how, only weeks after 9/11, the Bush administration set up a secret Pentagon unit to create the case for invading Iraq. Here is the inside story of how they pushed disinformation and bogus intelligence and led the nation to war.
By Robert Dreyfuss and Jason Vest
January/February 2004 Issue

Anatomy of a Whistleblower
Is Jesselyn Radack's story of being persecuted by the Justice Department typical of what happens to those who speak against the Bush administration? Or is hers a more complicated tale?
By Laurie Abraham
January/February 2004 Issue

The Making of the Corporate Judiciary
How big business is quietly funding a judicial revolution in the nation's courts.
By Michael Scherer
November/December 2003 Issue

The Uncompassionate Conservative
It's not that he's mean. It's just that when it comes to seeing how his policies affect people, George W. Bush doesn't have a clue.
By Molly Ivins
November/December 2003 Issue

Paved With Good Intentions
The Bush administration says its push toward global dominance is driven by high-minded ideals. But that's part of the problem.
By George Packer
July/August 2003 Issue

Goodbye, New World Order
The Bush administration's go-it-alone war has delivered the coup de gr‚ce to the idea of an international community. Now what?
By David Rieff
July/August 2003 Issue

The Thirty-Year Itch
Three decades ago, in the throes of the energy crisis, Washington's hawks conceived of a strategy for US control of the Persian Gulf's oil. Now, with the same strategists firmly in control of the White House, the Bush administration is playing out their script for global dominance.
By Robert Dreyfuss
March/April 2003 Issue

Official Secrets
Is the Bush administration using terrorism fears to shield government -- and business -- from public view?
By Daniel Franklin
January/February 2003 Issue

America's Age of Empire: The Liberal Challenge
For liberals who oppose Bush's imperial strategy, it's time to come up with a foreign policy vision of their own.
By George Packer
January/February 2003 Issue

America's Age of Empire: The Bush Doctrine
With barely a debate, the Bush doctrine has set out a radically new -- and dangerous -- role for the United States.
By Todd Gitlin
January/February 2003 Issue

A Confederacy of Cronies
Ruling by corporate fiat is no way to run a democracy.
By George Packer
November/December 2002 Issue

Slick W.
George W. Bush made his fortune in the Texas oil busines leveraging other people's money -- and leaving his investors high and dry.
By Molly Ivins and Louis Dubose
March/April 2000 Issue

Don't Cry for Bush, Argentina
George W. may not recall the names of world leaders, but when it comes to foreign affairs, he knows the value of his own family's name.

By Louis Dubose and Carmen Coiro
March/April 2000 Issue

That Other Bush Boy
The president's brother Neil hopes to profit from his family's influence.
By Michael Scherer
May/June 2001 Issue

Crossing the Lines
How a top Pentagon official and a host of influential Republicans almost made sure that one American company gained a key stake in Iraq's lucrative wireless market.
By Michael Scherer
Additional reporting by David Enders and Jason Vest
September/October 2004 Issue

Contracts With America
Never before have private companies done so much of the government's work, from homeland security to rebuilding Iraq. So who's making sure the public gets its money's worth? Why, contractors, of course.
By Michael Scherer May/June 2004 Issue

Medicare's Hidden Bonanza
After millions in campaign contributions, an insurance magnate's 10-year lobbying campaign finally pays off.
By Michael Scherer
March/April 2004 Issue

Sidestepping Sanctions
While the Bush administration looks the other way, U.S. companies are dodging laws that bar them from doing business with nations accused of sponsoring terrorism.
By Michael Scherer
July/August 2003 Issue

Ghostwriting the Law
A little-known corporate lobby is drafting business-friendly bills for state legislators across the country.
By Karen Olsson
September/October 2002 Issue

Unjust Rewards
The government continues to award federal business worth billions to companies that repeatedly break the law. We reveal which major contractors are the worst offenders.
By Ken Silverstein
May/June 2002 Issue

Star-Spangled Lobbyists
Rushing to enlist in the war on terrorism, corporate lobbyists are doing their patriotic duty by seeking federal handouts for everything from bison meat to chauffeured limousines.
By Bill Hogan
March/April 2002 Issue

Still in Control
Alexander Haig seemed to slip off the global stage after his brief stint as Ronald Reagan's secretary of state. But in fact, he's still very much a player.
By Ken Silverstein
September/October 1999 Issue

10 Little Piggies
Forget welfare moms and the unemployed. No one feeds at the public trough like these ten.
By Dan Carney
July/August 1995 Issue

Shakedown
American folklore is rife with tall tales about lobbyists with bulging wallets who prowl the Capitol corridors buying legislators. But the truth is that it works mainly the other way.
By Martin Schram
September/October 1994 Issue

Bill's Delivery
When it comes out of our oven it's got something for everyone. We'll rush it to you, but first we gotta stop by Capitol Hill.
By Viveca Novak
November/December 1993 Issue

The Banker's Hour
Remember those "character loans the S&L scoundrels handed out to their friends? Now the banks want the same privilege--and effectively lobbied Clinton to get it.
By Stephen Pizzo
May/June 1993 Issue

Body Politic
Who has the president's ear? How much did they pay for it?
By L.J. Davis
March/April 1993 Issue

Party Favors
New campaign finance rules haven't stopped lobbyists from bankrolling lavish fetes at the conventions.
By Samuel Loewenberg
July/August 2004 Issue

Bush's Baseball Ambassadors
July/August 2004 Issue

Bundles of Influence
The Bush campaign's Pioneers and Rangers are raising millions to re-elect the president. What do they expect in return?
By Tim Shorrock and Michael Scherer
May 1, 2004

What's In Your Wallet?
During the 2000 presidential campaign, MBNA chairman Charles M. Cawley raised $370,000 for George W. Bush, including $240,000 from his own employees.

The Short, Unhappy Life of Campaign Finance Reform
Everyone seems ready to bury the McCain-Feingold law -- including those responsible for enforcing it.
By Paul Taylor
March/April 2003 Issue

TV's Political Profits
Broadcasters are making millions from candidates' ads, while cutting election coverage. But there is a way to revolutionize campaigns -- for free.
By Paul Taylor
May/June 2000 Issue

Beyond Excess
With voters numb and politicians more brazen than ever, campaign finance has entered the Gilded Age.
By Paul Taylor
September/October 2000 Issue

Campaign Inflation (2001)
Industry pumped in a record $696 million to elect George W. Bush and a GOP Congress. The Mother Jones 400 reveals the nation's top contributors -- and what they expect in return.

The 1998 Mother Jones 400
Mother Jones' third annual survey and searchable database of the country's top 400 political donors.
November/December 1998 Issue

MoJo 400: Top Ten
Bald ambition: a look at the power elite who top this year's list. Click on any of these folks' dollar totals to see an itemized list of their donations.
November/December 1998 Issue

The Mother Jones Interview: John McCain
The Arizona senator hates Big Tobacco and thinks money corrupts politics. But he doesn't mind chatting with Bill Gates.
By Jason Vest
November/December 1998 Issue

Tip Sheet A guide to the biggest vices in Congress By Jennifer Shecter
November/December 1998 Issue

Rough Cuts
Outback Steakhouse sways politicians with money straight from its workers, whose gifts are taken straight from their paychecks. But do employees feel pressed to give? And do they even know where their money is going?
By Jennifer Liberto and Aaron Rothenburger November/December 1998 Issue

Banana Split
Chiquita's business tactics include bipartisan patronage.
By John Fox and Nancy Firor
November/December 1998 Issue

Money Mover
An international market for made-in-America financial products could mean that Clinton was a wise investment for Goldman Sachs
By Thomas Ferguson
November/December 1998 Issue

Sweet Rewards
Editor's Note
By Jeffrey Klein
November/December 1998 Issue

Heavy Betting
Nation-wide gambling political contributions: a Mother Jones special investigation.
July/August 1997 Issue

A Probe Not Taken
Congress should take a look at OPIC's taxpayer-backed sweetheart deals. We did.
By Rachel Burstein and Janice C. Shields
July/August 1997 Issue

Big Game Hunter Fundraiser Terry McAuliffe knew how to bag big donors for President Clinton, but has the stalker now become the prey?
By J. Jennings Moss

Reform School
With crisis comes opportunity. The current campaign finance scandals offer the first chance in years to enact meaningful reform instead of slapping the system on the wrist.
By Jonathan Cohn
Seeing the Light
Editor's Note
By Jeffrey Klein
May/June 1997 Issue

Bill's Big Backers
Though Clinton's contributions from Wall Street were lower than expected, other industries -- notably oil and defense -- took up some of the slack. But the best-kept secret of the election is that it was the telecommunications industry that rescued Bill Clinton.
By Thomas Ferguson
November/December 1996 Issue

The Mother Jones 400 (1996): An Overview
March/April 1996 Issue

The Mother Jones 400 (1996)
An interactive database of the top campaign contributors

Fred Who?
The number one political contributor is a secretive billionaire from Cleveland, Ohio, who built a small pipe-fitting company into a billion-dollar enterprise. A conservative Republican, he "encourages" his distributors across the country to give to his favorite political candidates. His name is Fred Lennon.
By Ted Gup
March/April 1996 Issue

Tightening the Beltway
Congress has a long track record of passing ineffective campaign reforms. Impatient, voters in many states are taking matters into their own hands.
By Leslie Weiss
March/April 1996 Issue

Body Politic
Who has the president's ear? How much did they pay for it?
By L.J. Davis March/April 1993 Issue

No Compromise on Corruption
By David Beers
March/April 1993 Issue

The Diddly Award
The Flightless Eagle Award is awarded to the right-wing congressional candidate least likely to soar. The nominees are...
By Jack Hitt
November/December 2004 Issue

The Diddly Award Honoring our rubber-stamp Congress, whose members have found plenty of time to do squat. By Jack Hitt September/October 2004 Issue

The Diddly Awards Honoring the jaw-dropping achievements of the 108th Congress By Jack Hitt July/August 2004 Issue

The Diddly Awards By Jack Hitt September/October 2002 Issue

The Diddly Awards Honoring Our Do-Nothing Congress The envelope, please. Presenting the First Biennial Diddly Awards, in honor of our Do-Nothing Congress. From Newt on a blanket to Patton in charge, the only loser is democracy. By Jack Hitt May/June 2000 Issue

Where the Sun Don't Shine
September/October 2003 Issue

Official Secrets
Is the Bush administration using terrorism fears to shield government -- and business -- from public view?
By Daniel Franklin
January/February 2003 Issue

A Surrender to Trust
Richard Nixon taught the nation a painful lesson about secrecy and the White House. How soon we forget.
By Rick Perlstein
July/August 2002 Issue