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Stories by Russ Baker

Russ Baker is a freelance journalist and essayist. His web site is www.russbaker.com.

Obama Should Worry About the Bush Family Tentacles Undermining His Plans

Bush may be gone, but his influence -- and the forces that put him in office -- aren't.
Posted on Jan 22, 2009

Hillary's Mystery Money Men

The man who helped make Bush's first fortune now wants to claim the Clinton campaign. Is someone cooking the books at Hillary Inc.?
Posted on Oct 22, 2007

The Top 10 Corporate Democrats-For-Hire

They claim to be 'centrists,' but these D.C. Dems -- whose corporate agendas aren't too different from Bush administration policies -- are living proof that the system needs fixing.
Posted on Aug 24, 2006

Getting Past the Watergate Fixation

The ongoing GOP corruption scandals are just the tip of the iceberg. The real problem is how business is done every day in Washington.
Posted on May 11, 2006

Media Hurricane

The media responded to the Katrina debacle with some high winds of their own.
Posted on Sep 7, 2005

The Sins of Judith Miller

The New York Times reporter who helped spread the fallacy that Saddam Hussein had WMD has a new beat: discrediting the United Nations.
Posted on Jun 24, 2005

Fishing for New Environmentalists

Thus far, the environmental movement and progressives in general have not done nearly enough to engage the millions of Americans who hunt and fish.
Posted on Mar 28, 2005

Election 2004: Stolen or Lost

As time passes and allegations of fraud are investigated, it seems clearer that the story of the 2004 election is more about incompetence and dysfunction than intentional misconduct.
Posted on Jan 10, 2005

Skipping Texas for Alabama

There is increasing evidence that Bush left his Texas Air National Guard unit in '72 for Alabama because he was having problems piloting a fighter jet.
Posted on Sep 14, 2004

'Scoops' and Truth at the Times

If the Times is serious about reform, it needs to stop looking just at troublesome cases like Jayson Blair and to examine its star system.
Posted on Jun 9, 2003

Comparing American and British War Coverage

British reporting corraled facts and asked tough questions, while American press viewed the war as a chance to present an "exciting" story within narrow limits.
Posted on Apr 28, 2003

Want to Be a Patriot? Do Your Job

Journalists are wrapping themselves in the stars-and-stripes at a time when tough-minded reporting is needed more than ever.
Posted on Jun 14, 2002