Keyword: corruption

Jul 10, 2009

The Fed Under Fire

By Lagan Sebert Harry Hanbury Mike Fritz

The Federal Reserve is one of the most powerful and secretive institutions in Washington, long considered beyond the reach of lawmakers...

Jun 17, 2009

Quick Take: Kucinich Grills Lewis on Fed Emails

By Lagan Sebert

Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis took a pounding Thursday from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform...

Jun 17, 2009

Quick Take: Kucinich Grills Lewis on Fed Emails

By Lagan Sebert

Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis took a pounding Thursday from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform...

Mar 31, 2009

Durbin: Time Spent Fundraising "Nothing Short of Amazing."

By Lagan Sebert

On Tuesday, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL.) introduced campaign finance legislation intended to ease the rising fund-raising burden on politicians...

Jan 26, 2009

Campaign Financing: New Twist On Old Problem

By Lagan Sebert Nick Penniman

Political fundraising has often been viewed as a corrupting influence in politics...

Dec 16, 2008

BEHIND THE BYLINE: James Risen

By Lagan Sebert Nick Penniman

From his perch at the New York Times, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist James Risen has been at the forefront of uncovering some of the Bush administration's worst abuses of power...

Oct 07, 2008

Flogging of AIG Execs

By Lagan Sebert

In the wake of the $700 billion bailout, the public is finally getting a look at the faces behind the financial crisis...

Oct 01, 2008

Viewpoint: Economist Dean Baker on the Bailout Panic

By Steven Greenstreet

Economist Dean Baker shares his thoughts on the bailout panic during a public panel held at the Institute for Policy Studies on September 30, 2008...

Sep 17, 2008

VIDEO ESSAY: The Faces of the Financial Crisis

By Nick Penniman Mike Fritz

The U.S...

Sep 12, 2008

McCain Feels the Heat from Anti-Immigration Movement

By Lagan Sebert

John McCain was an early supporter of comprehensive immigration reform, but in this presidential campaign McCain has changed his position to come down harder on the issue...