Stories by Stephanie Mencimer
To liberals, she epitomizes the anti-choice far right of the GOP. But to American Right to Life, Sarah Palin is not pure enough.
Posted on Nov 18, 2009, Source: Mother Jones Online
What if they gave a Tea Party and nobody came? Michele Bachmann and company promised a barrage of protest calls to the Capitol but, so far, things are kind of quiet.
Posted on Nov 5, 2009, Source: Mother Jones
Ultraconservative lawyer Ted Olson (who defended Bush in Bush v. Gore) wants to fight for gay marriage but many are skeptical of his motives.
Posted on May 30, 2009, Source: MotherJones.com
Now that the Obama administration is a shareholder, will it protect the interests of the bank or those of targeted by its predatory practices?
Posted on Mar 30, 2009, Source: MotherJones.com
Blame two Republican presidents and the influential car-dealer lobby who worked hard to ensure that this will never happen.
Posted on Feb 13, 2009, Source: MotherJones.com
Forget Roberts or Alito for a minute; in eight years, Bush installed more than 300 federal judges. Here are a few to keep a close eye on.
Posted on Sep 17, 2008, Source: Mother Jones
Bush's nominee for Tennessee trial court judge is a Republican crony who has made millions off the prison boom.
Posted on Feb 28, 2008, Source: Mother Jones
The conservative-dominated court is totally out of touch with the rest of the country.
Posted on Jan 30, 2008, Source: Mother Jones Online
Lobbyists and are gearing up once again to push for tort reforms in Washington. Will the Dems cave in to their demands?
Posted on Nov 17, 2006, Source: TomPaine.com
How the media helps the insurance industry and the GOP with wildly exaggerated tales of Americans' overarching sense of legal entitlement.
Posted on Oct 5, 2004, Source: Washington Monthly
The new book 'Food, Inc.' gives a much more nuanced assessment of biotech food issues than you'll hear from the Bush administration.
Posted on Oct 3, 2003, Source: Washington Monthly
A home repair book for the rest of us could also prove handy if the economy gets any worse.
Posted on May 5, 2003, Source: Washington Monthly
A new book says the SUV is the car of choice for the nation's most self-centered people -- and the bigger the SUV, the more of a jerk its driver is likely to be.
Posted on Dec 20, 2002, Source: Washington Monthly
With more than 60 percent of Americans overweight, a new book says humans are hardwired to get fat. And scientists and drug companies alike see obesity as the "trillion-dollar disease."
Posted on Nov 11, 2002, Source: Washington Monthly
In the hopes of spurring Dubya into action on climate change, here is a projection of what global warming will do to his beloved Crawford, Texas, summer home ranch.
Posted on Sep 11, 2002, Source: Washington Monthly
All the hype surrounding the late Mexican painter-cum-icon dodges certain uncomfortable truths about this season's hottest female artist.
Posted on Jun 7, 2002, Source: Washington Monthly
If the Senate Majority Leader runs for president, what will voters think of his lobbyist wife -- especially after she helped bail out the airline industry?
Posted on Jan 14, 2002, Source: Washington Monthly
Educated women claim to hate Naomi Wolf. So why do they read her books? A review of Third Wave diva's recently released "Misconceptions."
Posted on Nov 13, 2001, Source: Washington Monthly
How the Republican Senator from Utah made it easier for kids to buy speed, steroids and Spanish fly.
Posted on Aug 28, 2001, Source: Washington Monthly
