Sarah Anderson, Foreign Policy in Focus. November 5, 2009. The "cow-boy" model of capitalism has failed dramatically, but corporate America still wants to roam the planet free of regulation.
Bill Moyers, Michael Winship, AlterNet. July 12, 2009. Insiders in Washington are going to keep dealing themselves winning hands until we decide that it isn't allowed.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. May 11, 2009. Obama is welcoming the health care lobby's Trojan Horse -- a pledge to cut the growth of costs to "only" 4.7 annually.
Robert Weissman, Multinational Monitor. March 9, 2009. $5 billion in lobbying to Congress got the finance industry lucrative legislative favors that paved the way for Wall Street's devastating collapse.
Ian Welsh, Firedoglake AlterNet: Health and Wellness. February 4, 2009. My first reaction upon hearing that Daschle had dropped out as HHS nominee: relief.
Daniel Schulman, Mother Jones Online AlterNet: PEEK. January 28, 2009. The front man of indie band the Silver Jews admitted that his father is Richard Berman, the Darth Vader of lobbying.
Steven Greenstreet, American News Project AlterNet: Video. January 14, 2009. Investigating how much money Mormons spent to help pass California's Prop 8.
Garland McLaurin, American News Project. November 17, 2008. The automobile lobby is back on Capitol Hill to secure $25 billion in loans. Will the money get wasted or put to good use?
Isaac Fitzgerald, American News Project AlterNet: Video. July 9, 2008. An in-depth look at the accepted practice of United States Congressmen rolling off of Capitol Hill and into high-paying lobbying jobs.
Steve Weissman, Jennifer Sykes, The Campaign Finance Institute. June 19, 2008. Obama and McCain will star at party nominating conventions that are largely financed by unlimited contributions from corporate treasuries.
Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: PEEK. February 23, 2008. I think it's safe to say this is going to get worse for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
Marc Cooper, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. February 22, 2008. The Times, in fact, couldn't have found a moment more favorable for Johnny Mack to let this fearsome cat out of the bag.
Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: Election 2008. February 21, 2008. Limbaugh and other right wing shock jocks gloated about McCain's lobbying scandal. Rush said maybe now McCain will see "who his real friends are."
Pam Spaulding, Pam's House Blend AlterNet: Video. February 21, 2008. Romney campaign supporter Bay Buchanan froths at the mouth over the New York Times revelation that McCain was romantically involved with a lobbyist.
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. February 12, 2008. There's nothing illegal about the contributions. But watchdog groups and McCain's opponents view them as more than just politically ironic.
Matt Corley, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. November 26, 2007. Matt Corley: Lott seeks to join the "lucrative world of lobbying Congress" before "tougher restrictions" take effect.
