Stories by David Sirota, Christy Harvey and Judd Legum
Contrary to the claims of the White House, the events of this past weekend reveal a nation enmeshed in chaos and violence.
Posted on Sep 13, 2004
Wal-Mart has received more than $1 billion in economic development subsidies from states while many states are making tough budget decisions because of White House tax cuts and reductions in federal grants.
Posted on May 28, 2004
In a speech responding to growing criticism, Bush offers not one new policy proposal and refuses to answer any of the looming questions about the war on Iraq.
Posted on May 25, 2004
The fall of Ahmad Chalabi, the darling of the right, from leader of a free Iraq to embarrassing liability is another black eye for the Pentagon.
Posted on May 21, 2004
The reports are out: The Bush tax cuts and refusal to fully fund federal mandates like No Child Left Behind have resulted in huge deficits for the states.
Posted on May 12, 2004
While calls for Rumsfeld's resignations continue, final responsibility for the prisoner abuse in Iraq lies with the Commander-in-Chief, George Bush.
Posted on May 7, 2004
The fallout over the mishandling of the Army report detailing abuse in an Iraqi prison is hard and fast and it's falling directly on Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
Posted on May 6, 2004
The Bush administration will celebrate Earth Day by inviting oil-industry officials to the Environmental Protection Agency to discuss a plan to relax pollution standards for gasoline.
Posted on Apr 22, 2004
Bush's primetime press conference -- only the third of his administration -- offered little news and no reassurances other than the empty promise to 'stay the course.'
Posted on Apr 14, 2004
Bi-partisan criticism of the administration's mercury policy, a Republican memo on global warming, clean air rollbacks, and dropped EPA lawsuits.
Posted on Apr 6, 2004
The White House announces the private companies that will provide Medicare prescription drug cards. Seniors don't come out ahead.
Posted on Mar 26, 2004
The facts that are emerging in testimony in front of the 9/11 Commission largely confirm that the Bush Administration subordinated the threat of terrorism prior to 9/11 and focused obsessively on Iraq.
Posted on Mar 24, 2004
The White House is mobilizing all its strength to attack former counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke, whose new book offers a damning critique of the Bush Administration's failures.
Posted on Mar 23, 2004
Alan Greenspan's recommendation to slash Social Security and extend the tax cuts amounts to a huge transfer of wealth from future retirees to the very rich.
Posted on Feb 26, 2004
The president's proposal for a Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage would be the first amendment limiting rights since Prohibition.
Posted on Feb 25, 2004
The administration is retreating from statements made just last week about expected job gains, while pegging the blame for the nation's joblessness on the Clinton administration.
Posted on Feb 19, 2004
President Bush appears on Meet the Press in an attempt to restore his credibility on the issues of WMD intelligence failures, his National Guard service, and the state of the economy.
Posted on Feb 8, 2004
While draining government assistance programs and sidestepping community concerns, Wal-Mart continues to bulldoze through opposition.
Posted on Feb 5, 2004
CIA Director George Tenet refutes claims that the intelligence community told the White House that Iraq was an imminent threat.
Posted on Feb 5, 2004
The latest FCC ruling has approved a $6.6 billion merger between DirecTV and Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, striking yet another blow against media diversity.
Posted on Dec 22, 2003
While the White House basks in Saddam's arrest, there is little evidence that it will affect either the ongoing battle against terrorism or Bush's own credibility gap.
Posted on Dec 16, 2003
Federal advisory panel reports: Anti-terrorism policies are disorganized, ineffective, unsustainable and are crippling the freedoms of America's people.
Posted on Dec 16, 2003
