Daniel Schulman
News Editor
Dan started as Mother Jones' DC investigative reporter, producing groundbreaking stories that led to his becoming the DC bureau's associate editor and, later, news editor. A former assistant editor at Columbia Journalism Review, he has written for the Boston Globe and the Village Voice, among other publications.
Author's Articles
Who was behind the disclosure of Ambassador Karl Eikenberry's classified cables?
Wed Jan. 27, 2010 10:13 AM PST
Kickbacks have become the country's second biggest income generator. Guess what's the first?
Thu Jan. 21, 2010 2:59 AM PST
In a little-noticed move, the Afghan president said he plans to banish security contractors by 2011. What this means for Obama's war strategy.
Mon Nov. 30, 2009 3:00 AM PST
An ex-lobbyist is tapped to serve on a regulator he tried to weaken. The Senate is fine with that.
Mon Oct. 5, 2009 2:00 AM PDT
Why Scott O'Malia's stint at a controversial energy firm could come back to haunt him.
Mon Sep. 21, 2009 5:17 AM PDT
An ex-lobbyist for an Enron-like firm is in line to be a top regulator.
Thu Sep. 17, 2009 2:00 AM PDT
Members of the Commission on Wartime Contracting say ArmorGroup's Animal House antics may fuel the Afghan insurgency.
Mon Sep. 14, 2009 12:02 PM PDT
How PR op Richard Berman's "economic literacy" nonprofit spun payday loans into gold.
How a pair of bankrupt Texas grandparents cashed in on Afghanistan's contracting bonanza.
Mon Jul. 27, 2009 12:00 AM PDT
Hint: He was a Bush aide who cooked up a phony pitch for the Iraq War.
Thu Jun. 25, 2009 8:48 AM PDT
Investigators say the firm shorted State on guards and lost a federal-issue fryer.
Mon Jun. 15, 2009 2:00 PM PDT
How Big Finance is trying to keep the Senate banking chairman's imperiled political career afloat.
Thu Apr. 16, 2009 6:52 PM PDT
Why won't key lawmakers disclose contacts with ex-aides lobbying for Big Finance?
Thu Apr. 9, 2009 9:06 AM PDT
Why conservationists are criticizing Obama's Interior Department.
Thu Mar. 26, 2009 7:50 AM PDT
Will military contractors blur the line between aid workers and hired guns?
Indie rocker David Berman ends his music career and reveals his darkest secret: His father is the Darth Vader of Washington lobbyists.
Wed Jan. 28, 2009 6:03 PM PST
Some of Bush's political appointees aren't about to give up their jobs over a mere presidential election.
Just how politicized is federal hiring? Behold the Bush Justice Department's Nexis string of red flags.
Lehman Brothers' Richard "The Gorilla" Fuld told a congressional panel that his firm was the victim of a "crisis of confidence." But was it the CEO's overconfidence that doomed the investment bank?
Sun Oct. 5, 2008 11:00 PM PDT
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, the former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, on the presidential importance of "getting the American people off their too-pampered butts."
George Bush's final email before the start of his presidency should have warned us what we'd lose.
Any day now the polar bear could be listed under the Endangered Species Act. Conservative groups are already plotting their response—and lawsuits are just the tip of the iceberg.
Wed May. 7, 2008 11:00 PM PDT
The general says progress is underway in Iraq. Meanwhile, in the increasingly bombarded Green Zone, embassy officials have been told to avoid going outdoors.
Mon Apr. 7, 2008 11:00 PM PDT
Need a private-label armored vehicle? A detachment of Chilean infantrymen? A special forces "engagement team"? Erik Prince's expanding global private army is at your service—and the war in Iraq was just the beginning.
An interview with Greystone's Christopher Burgess
Wed Mar. 19, 2008 11:00 PM PDT
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Author's Blog Posts
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