Articles with Congress Tag
Libya Update…Featuring Media and Congress As Daffy Duck
By Russ Baker on Jun 29, 2011
The stories we’re hearing that supposedly “justify” the Libyan bombing are getting even more convoluted. Even Congress can’t figure it out. And the media keep on “disinforming” us.
What They Don’t Tell You About Oil Industry Tax Breaks
By Russ Baker on May 23, 2011
Wonder why the Senate couldn’t bring itself to clamp down on oil industry freebies? Because the “black gold” outfits can be one scary bunch. How scary? You have no idea….
Russ Baker on Thom Hartmann, “The New Face of Big Brother?”
By Russ Baker on Feb 5, 2011
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Democracy=Corruption And Eggshells?
By Russ Baker on Jan 1, 2011
A recent Washington Post article reported on the not-so-coincidental timing of campaign contributions from corporate interests with votes on legislation affecting those interests. As thoughtful folks might say, “well DUH.” Who can be surprised by this?
Certainly, the daily corruption of Congress...
A Number That’s Nobody’s Business
By Russ Baker on Oct 24, 2009
Here’s an odd thing: the muscular US Chamber of Commerce, long a force for extreme big-business values, fighting off universal health insurance, minimum wage increases, global warming action and the like, is actually much smaller than it makes itself out to be. According to Mother Jones reporter Josh...
Lack of Mercury Reporting is Fishy
By Russ Baker on Sep 1, 2009
On August 20, while scanning the New York Times the old-fashioned way, i.e. on paper, I stopped to look at a small article, no bigger than a long paragraph, tucked away in a column full of short items called “National Briefing.” The headline read: “Mercury Found in Every Fish Tested, Scientists...
A Drive for Unrestricted Executive Power
By Russ Baker on Jul 17, 2009
The New York Times comes out with a strong editorial, calling for an investigation into Bush administration security abuses, now that it is clear that the practices were not necessary to protect the national interest.
We’ve known for years that the Bush administration ignored and broke the law repeatedly...
Questions about Developing C.I.A. Story
By David V. Johnson on Jul 14, 2009
An official story is forming about the secret program that the C.I.A. hid from Congress: the agency planned to organize assassination squads to target Al Qaeda terrorists around the world, according to a lead article in today’s New York Times.
Although this account has gained widespread acceptance,...
Has the CIA lied to Congress?
By David V. Johnson on May 19, 2009
Russ recently suggested that we need an investigation of the congressional briefing process. As we continue to follow the political fight between Congress and the CIA, let us not forget the story of Mary McCarthy.
A senior CIA official, meeting with Senate staff in a secure room of the Capitol last June,...
Interrogating Congress
By Russ Baker on May 13, 2009
Recently, I raised some questions about the reports that Democratic members of Congress had been aware of CIA interrogation methods.
Now, members of Congress themselves are suggesting that the CIA put out the information about the briefings in order to pass the buck. There are crucial questions we should be...
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