Stephanie Mencimer
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Stephanie covers legal affairs and domestic policy in Mother Jones' Washington bureau. She is the author of Blocking the Courthouse Door: How the Republican Party and Its Corporate Allies Are Taking Away Your Right to Sue.
Author's Articles
How a radical conspiracy theory traveled from the Tea Party movement to the US Congress.
Fri Feb. 5, 2010 3:00 AM PST
Unsold tickets, activists demanding refunds—will Palin address a half-empty Tea Party convention?
Wed Jan. 27, 2010 6:20 AM PST
Activists charge that Obama has spent millions to silence them in court. Not exactly.
Tue Jan. 26, 2010 3:00 AM PST
The conservative lawyer behind the Supreme Court case that will flood elections with corporate cash.
Thu Jan. 21, 2010 9:42 AM PST
Why agents investigating threats to the president have been paying visits to the right-wing activists questioning his citizenship.
Thu Jan. 7, 2010 3:05 AM PST
The radical right's Twittertastic search for young blood.
Conservative activists decry GOP consultants for dropping $1,600 on a fancy meal—while hijacking their grassroots movement.
Wed Dec. 30, 2009 8:47 AM PST
A Tea Party "die-in" to protest the tyranny of health care reform turns shockingly polite.
Wed Dec. 16, 2009 3:00 AM PST
Why social conservatives are freaking out over a proposed law to protect gay rights in the workplace.
Wed Dec. 9, 2009 2:59 AM PST
An anti-Obama activist finds a grand jury to consider his extreme charges.
Tue Dec. 1, 2009 3:00 AM PST
Some pro-lifers don't believe Palin is one of them.
Tue Nov. 17, 2009 3:00 AM PST
Conservative activists are using a new film to fight cap and trade. We watched it so you don't have to.
Tue Nov. 10, 2009 3:07 AM PST
The Republican Party and the Tea Party movement are increasingly one and the same.
Thu Nov. 5, 2009 2:51 PM PST
Granny beware—Medicare's "debt collectors" could be coming soon to a nursing home near you.
Thu Oct. 8, 2009 2:59 AM PDT
The Supreme Court moves closer to allowing corporations to flood campaigns with cash.
Wed Sep. 9, 2009 11:27 AM PDT
You'd expect the GOP's top legislator to lead the health care fight. Instead, he's been MIA.
Tue Sep. 8, 2009 2:17 AM PDT
The GOP may be in more trouble than you think: Indiana's Mitch Daniels is a top 2012 prospect.
Thu Sep. 3, 2009 12:00 AM PDT
We asked the health insurance lobby about its top rep's coverage. They treated us like we had a preexisting condition.
Tue Sep. 1, 2009 2:00 AM PDT
From the yo-yo sale to the stealth repo.
Kidnapping. Falsified documents. Hooters nights. Meet the sleazebucket car dealers who prey on our troops.
Watch live video of the hearings here all week and join the conversation.
Thu Jul. 16, 2009 6:00 AM PDT
The prospective justice forgets a key 'Perry Mason' episode. Plus: highlights from day three of the confirmation hearings.
Wed Jul. 15, 2009 12:24 PM PDT
Obama's nominee sets out to prove that she can be as reserved (and mean) as any white male judge.
Tue Jul. 14, 2009 8:39 PM PDT
Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing gets off to a condescending start.
Mon Jul. 13, 2009 3:17 PM PDT
If Sotomayor is confirmed, will we finally get to watch the Supreme Court on TV?
Fri Jul. 10, 2009 3:00 AM PDT
MoJo finds them briefing corporate lawyers in Aruba and Cancun.
Tue Jul. 7, 2009 4:00 AM PDT
The Supremes vindicate the ex-guv, but too late to help minority borrowers bilked by banks.
Mon Jun. 29, 2009 2:02 PM PDT
With confirmation practically a lock, big business plays nice.
Mon Jun. 29, 2009 3:00 AM PDT
Obama's Supreme Court pick has lots of talents. Writing isn't one of them.
Wed Jun. 3, 2009 10:06 AM PDT
Why gay-marriage backers don’t want the conservative lawyer to challenge Prop 8.
Thu May. 28, 2009 8:21 AM PDT
The FDA say the hip, new contraceptive is safe. More than 100 lawsuits say otherwise.
There's a new consumer protection sheriff in town at the Federal Trade Commission.
Mon Apr. 20, 2009 3:00 AM PDT
The administration defends lenders that allegedly bilked minority customers. What gives?
Tue Apr. 7, 2009 8:30 AM PDT
Are franchises a ticket to financial security or a get-poor-quick scheme?
Tue Mar. 31, 2009 2:00 AM PDT
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