Molly Ivins: The No-Reform Lobby Reform Bill

Molly Ivins / Truthdig May 2, 2006 Calling this lobbying reform measure an "ethics bill" requires brass bravura. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Secret Service Will Turn Over Abramoff Visit Logs

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2006 The logs will show how often the convicted lobbyist met with Bush administration officials--and with whom he met. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Would Jack Bauer Really Do?

Adam Elkus / Truthdig Apr 26, 2006 In championing ?24,? Pat Buchanan and Bush administration apologists oversimplify a complex depiction of counter-terrorism and also use an idealized fictional violence to justify real-world abuses of the law and authority. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Greed, Sex Slavery and Forced Abortions–Made in the USA

Staff / Truthdig Apr 25, 2006 Ms. Magazine documents quasi-endentured servitude in garment factories in the Northern Mariana Islands--which, because they're a territory of the U.S., labels their clothes "Made in the USA." The surprise: Jack Abramoff facilitated the situation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Democrats Look for White House Links to Phone-Jamming Scandal

Staff / Truthdig Apr 25, 2006 Sens. Patrick Leahy and Ted Kennedy want to know what links Jack Abramoff or the White House had, if any, to a criminal effort to suppress voter turnout in a 2002 Senate race. Dig deeper

Robert Scheer: ‘Anti-Christian Conspirators’ Slay DeLay

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 5, 2006 Truthdig's editor wonders how it was that so many enemies of virtue operated under the auspices of such a Christ-like leader as DeLay. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ex-DeLay Aide Pleads Guilty in Lobby Case

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2006 Rep. Tom DeLay's former top aide admitted to conspiring with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff to corrupt public officials and defraud his clients. The stench of corruption spirals ever upward Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New Lobbying Law Falls Short on Reform

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2006 The bill, which passed 90 to 8, requires lobbyists to disclose more information about their interactions with lawmakers, but there's little increase in the enforcement of ethics laws. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abramoff Gets Almost Six Years in Prison

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2006 The disgraced lobbyist and a business partner get five years and 10 months on fraud charges--the minimum they faced. Abramoff faces more jail time in connection with a corruption probe. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abramoff Broke, Lawyers Claim

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2006 The indicted lobbyist's attorneys assert he spent all the money "in his overly determined pursuit of helping people and charities." You'll excuse us while we gag up a hidden Cayman Islands account or two. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oh, Now They Want Limits on Lobbying…

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2006 In the wake of the Jack Abramoff meltdown, House GOP leaders claim that they want at least a temporary ban on privately funded travel for lawmakers, plus some restrictions on lobbyists. It shouldn't have taken a scandal the magnitude of the Abramoff case to convince these lawmakers to do the right thing. This latest move seems a cynical ploy destined to "sunset" as soon as public attention is turned elsewhere. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

$25,000 Gives Indian Chief Access to Bush

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 The money is funneled through (surprise, surprise) Jack Abramoff and Grover Norquist. This scandal couldn't happen to any two nicer two guys. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )