Stories by Charles Lewis

Study: Bushies Lied 935 Times to Sell Iraq Invasion

Posted on Jan 24, 2008, Source: The Center for Public Integrity

Bush and his top officials waged a campaign of misinformation about the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

A Culture of Secrecy

Posted on Feb 15, 2005, Source: The Center for Public Integrity

What happened to the principle that American democracy should be accessible and transparent? And what became of the investigative journalism that aided that process?

The Lessons of Watergate

Posted on Dec 1, 2004, Source: The Center for Public Integrity

For a beleaguered press still operating in the shadow of 9/11, the Watergate scandal and the subsequent tension between transparency and national security offers remarkably fresh insight.

Secrecy as Policy

Posted on Jan 30, 2004, Source: The Center for Public Integrity

In an excerpt from 'The Buying of the President 2004,' Charles Lewis deconstructs the administration's hard-headed approach to freedom of information.

Excerpt: The Buying of the President 2004

Posted on Jan 15, 2004, Source: The Center for Public Integrity

Who's really bankrolling Bush and his Democratic challengers -- and what do they expect in return?

Son of the Patriot Act

Posted on Feb 7, 2003, Source: The Public i

The Bush Administration is preparing a comprehensive sequel to the Patriot Act that grants sweeping new powers for domestic intelligence-gathering.