Corruption

Bush's Incompetent Criminals

Claude Allen is nothing more than the latest in a long line of unqualified criminals who are the top ranks of the Bush administration. more »

Sunshine Week: Now More Than Ever

It's far better to light a candle than to curse the dark of the Bush administration. more »

Ultimate Fiscal Hypocrites

seattlepi.nwsource.com — In an effort to duck the self-inflicted disasters at home and abroad, the GOP is attacking social spending.

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Impeachable Strategy

Democrats who believe that impeachment will come before they control the House are wasting precious time. more »

'Unitary Executive' Or Autocracy?

The Bush administration has replaced the rule of law with the rule by one. more »

Appointees Guarding The Henhouse

Is it irony or insult when Bush makes appointments to oversee industries from within the ranks of the industries themselves? more »


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Cheney Lectures Us About Responsibility?

Editor's Note: While TomPaine.com editor Alexandra Walker is on vacation, we are delighted to have Tamara Draut as a guest blogger. Draut is director of the Economic Opportunity Program at  Demos, where she oversees the research, policy and advocacy work on economic security issues. She is the author of STRAPPED: Why America's 20- and 30-Somethings Can't Get Ahead.

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Cracking Down On Halliburton

Good news from the Senate. Byron Dorgan and 25 others introduced a bill Thursday to clean up the business of government contracting. more »

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Distracted By Ports

Over here at TomPaine.com we keep waiting for the ports "scandal" to die down. more »

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Paying The Price Of Security

Who owns what doesn't matter if the government won't fund basic protective measures. more »