James Ridgeway
Senior Correspondent
In 1965, James helped launch the modern muckraking era by revealing that General Motors had hired private eyes to spy on an obscure consumer advocate named Ralph Nader. He has written 16 books, including The 5 Unanswered Questions About 9/11, and he codirected Blood in the Face, a film about the far right.
Author's Articles
The infamous prison once served as a holding pen for illegal immigrants. It could happen again.
Tue Jan. 19, 2010 2:28 PM PST
Convicted of murder in a deeply flawed trial, Herman Wallace has spent nearly 37 years in solitary confinement. Will new evidence finally lead to his release?
Tue Dec. 29, 2009 4:00 AM PST
Meet the far-right extremists who claim that health care reform threatens the Second Amendment.
Tue Dec. 8, 2009 3:00 AM PST
There was nothing natural about the disaster that befell New Orleans in Katrina's aftermath.
Fri Aug. 28, 2009 3:00 AM PDT
How the GOP is fueling extremist paranoia.
Tue Aug. 25, 2009 3:00 AM PDT
The conservative strategy to derail Obama's reform plan.
Thu Aug. 6, 2009 3:05 AM PDT
Government agents arrest a white separatist accused of a bombing.
Fri Jul. 31, 2009 3:10 AM PDT
A troubling record on criminal justice and immigration cases.
Thu Jul. 16, 2009 6:26 AM PDT
The administration wants a bill that can pass Congress. But what will it actually contain?
Tue Jun. 16, 2009 2:00 AM PDT
Could the case of the Angola 3 test the use of solitary confinement in American prisons?
Thu Jun. 4, 2009 3:00 AM PDT
Explaining Scott Roeder’s journey from anti-government extremist to anti-abortion fanatic.
Tue Jun. 2, 2009 1:44 PM PDT
At the Princeton I knew, it wasn’t just Latinas who weren’t welcome.
Sun May. 31, 2009 10:47 AM PDT
Cheney has been talking a lot about 9/11. What was he doing that day?
Sun May. 24, 2009 8:43 PM PDT
Lawmakers will only go so far to stamp out the credit card industry's abusive practices.
Thu May. 14, 2009 5:55 AM PDT
What starts with "f," ends with "k," and means "screw your workers"? That's right—401(k).
Why is Bobby Jindal’s administration determined to keep Albert Woodfox in permanent lockdown?
Mon Mar. 2, 2009 5:30 PM PST
The Senate's version of the stimulus package leaves the neediest to fend for themselves.
Tue Feb. 10, 2009 8:09 AM PST
Facing a deepening fiscal crisis, New York governor David Paterson has proposed deep budget cuts. Dems, watch and learn.
Tue Nov. 18, 2008 12:00 AM PST
How a potential Obama presidency has become a rallying cry for white supremacists.
Wed Oct. 29, 2008 11:00 PM PDT
In Colorado Springs (a.k.a. the "Evangelical Vatican"), people still flock to megachurches and Sarah Palin rallies—but the power of the Christian right is fading.
Wed Oct. 22, 2008 11:00 PM PDT
There's $700 billion for Big Finance but no bailout for American workers. Without job creation, all bets are off for an economic recovery.
Sun Oct. 12, 2008 11:00 PM PDT
Some voters are scared of the prospect of a black president. Can Obama convince them that they really should be petrified of a Palin vice presidency?
Mon Sep. 29, 2008 11:00 PM PDT
Conservatives are using the S-word to describe the government takeover of the mortgage giants. Try corporate welfare.
Tue Sep. 9, 2008 11:00 PM PDT
Palin has a rep for taking on oil companies, but if elected vice president she'll be positioned to deliver what the industry wants most—access to untapped Arctic terrain.
Mon Sep. 8, 2008 11:00 PM PDT
Before Medicare can serve as a bridge to a single-payer system, Medicare Part D needs to be addressed.
Remember Bush's signature health care initiative? My life depends on it—and that's not very reassuring.
Recent radioactive leaks in France provide a cautionary tale for America's "nuclear renaissance."
Mon Jul. 28, 2008 11:00 PM PDT
Highlights from the Beckett Brown dumpster dives
What's really driving up your gas prices? Oil companies say it's
government regulators, foreign dictators, and those pesky polar bears.
Tue Jun. 24, 2008 11:00 PM PDT
Forty years after RFK's assassination, Barack picks up where Bobby left off.
Wed Jun. 4, 2008 11:00 PM PDT
Facing lawsuits and activist outcry following a massive chemical spill, Condea Vista called in Beckett Brown International's for-hire spies to infiltrate its opposition.
Mon May. 19, 2008 11:00 PM PDT
An attack ad targeting Barack Obama raises a question: Can anyone with doubts about capital punishment, especially a black guy, become president?
Wed Apr. 30, 2008 11:00 PM PDT
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Author's Blog Posts
Wed Jan. 27, 2010 9:20 AM PST
Tue Jan. 12, 2010 7:27 AM PST
Thu Oct. 29, 2009 10:36 AM PDT
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