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The True Story of the CIA Torture Program
Wed Nov. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PST

Blood Money: A Story of Wasted Billions, Lost Lives, and Corporate Greed in Iraq

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September/October 2006 Issue

The new face of conservative protest

A group of young dreamers is the new face of conservative protest.

September/October 2005 Issue

Scrimmage on the Border: Minutemen Down South, Standoff in Washington

<i>From the Archives</i><br />Vigilantes and camera crews were amassing in the Arizona desert, but the real standoff was in Washington, as fear of immigration invaded the halls of Congress.

July/August 2005 Issue

The Artful Codger

Trashing the AARP with Grandma Green.

July/August 2005 Issue

Side Effects of Truth: FDA Shuts Down a Good Researcher

In exposing the deadly threat posed by Vioxx, FDA researcher David Graham was serving the public interest. His bosses had other interests in mind.

May/June 2005 Issue

Make Your Taxes Disappear!*

*Offer limited to cruise ship owners, shopping mall developers, ceiling fan importers, natural gas distributors, and other corporations with suitable K Street connections.

March/April 2005 Issue

What You Get For Exposing the Flaws in Homeland Security

Clark Kent Ervin was hired by his friend President Bush to expose flaws in homeland security. Trouble was, he did.

March/April 2005 Issue

Crossing the Lines

How a top Pentagon official and a host of influential Republicans almost made sure that one American company gained a key stake in Iraq's lucrative wireless market.

September/October 2004 Issue

New York Ain't Boston

There's something missing from this convention. Call it energy, spirit. Call it people.

Mon Aug. 30, 2004 11:00 PM PDT

Federal managers are loosening airport security rules and compromising passenger safet

Under pressure from the airlines, federal managers are loosening airport security rules and compromising passenger safety.

July/August 2004 Issue

The Mother Jones Poll: The Unhappy Majority

Beneath the partisan divide, America is discontented and desperate for change.

Tue Jun. 15, 2004 11:00 PM PDT

The Soft Money: The Billion-Dollar Loophole

The McCain-Feingold reform law didn't take soft money out of political campaigns; it simply redirected it to a new center of power.

Sun May. 2, 2004 11:00 PM PDT

Never Before Have Private Companies Done So Much of the Government's Work

Never before have private companies done so much of the government's work, from homeland security to rebuilding Iraq. So who's making sure the public gets its money's worth? Why, contractors, of course.

May/June 2004 Issue

Are We Better Off: Civil Servants As the Enemy

Long before taking over the Pentagon, Donald Rumsfeld tried to run another agency by contract.

May/June 2004 Issue

Bundles of Influence

The Bush campaign's Pioneers and Rangers are raising millions to re-elect the president. What do they expect in return?

Fri Apr. 30, 2004 11:00 PM PDT

Medicare's Hidden Bonanza

After millions in campaign contributions, an insurance magnate's 10-year lobbying campaign finally pays off.

March/April 2004 Issue

The Next Worst Thing -- America's Bioweapons

Is the federal government's expansion of biodefense research paving the way for the bioweapons of the future?

March/April 2004 Issue

Grover Norquist: Soul of the New Machine

With America's debt downgraded—and some blaming the GOP's anti-tax stance—there's never been a better time to read this classic profile of the leader of Americans for Tax Reform.

January/February 2004 Issue

K Street on the Tigris: In Line for the Iraq Payday

Washington insiders are lining up to help corporate clients cash in on rebuilding Iraq, whether the Iraqis like it or not.

November/December 2003 Issue

Hellraiser: Meatpacking Maverick

Montana meatpacker John Munsell's against-the-odds struggle for improved food safety.

November/December 2003 Issue

How Big Business is Quietly Funding a Judicial Revolution in the Nation's Courts

How big business is quietly funding a judicial revolution in the nation's courts

November/December 2003 Issue

In Texas, No Clear Skies

In a Texas oil town, the assault on the nation's clean-air laws has hit close to home.

September/October 2003 Issue

Sidestepping Sanctions

While the Bush administration looks the other way, U.S. companies are dodging laws that bar them from doing business with nations accused of sponsoring terrorism.

July/August 2003 Issue

The Return of the Poppy Fields

With America's attention elsewhere, the reconstruction effort in Afghanistan is faltering. As a result, poor and desperate farmers are once again turning to the only crop they can count on.

Sun May. 18, 2003 11:00 PM PDT

Business Blacklists

The Bush administration is deputizing business to track terrorists -- but consumers are getting snared.

May/June 2003 Issue

How Some States Reinvested Tobacco Settlement Money in...Big Tobacco

States promised to use the tobacco settlement to fight smoking -- but some are reinvesting the money in Big Tobacco.

November/December 2002 Issue

Why Evangelicals Like Rick Perry Love Israel

Perry told Mother Jones this week that supporting Israel is a Christian duty. In 2002, Michael Scherer and Ken Silverstein explained how the religious right's love affair with the Holy Land got started.

September/October 2002 Issue

Building a Better Bomb

Meet the Penetrator, one of the 'mini-nukes' the Bush administration wants to develop for conventional wars.

May/June 2002 Issue

Gas War

A new divestment campaign targets Western oil companies to cut off the fuel supply for Sudan's civil war

Wed Jun. 20, 2001 11:00 PM PDT

That Other Bush Boy

The president's brother Neil hopes to profit from his family's influence.

May/June 2001 Issue

Ian M. Cumming (with Annette P.)

Ian M. Cumming (with Annette P.) campaign donation profile

Mon Mar. 5, 2001 12:00 AM PST

Alan D. Solomont (with Susan L.)

Alan D. Solomont (with Susan L.) campaign donation profile

Mon Mar. 5, 2001 12:00 AM PST

Lawrence Kadish (with Susan)

Lawrence Kadish (with Susan) campaign donation profile

Mon Mar. 5, 2001 12:00 AM PST

Joseph C. Canizaro (with Sue Ellen)

Joseph C. Canizaro (with Sue Ellen) campaign donation profile

Mon Mar. 5, 2001 12:00 AM PST