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January 7, 2009

Fiscal Therapy Getting the economy back on its feet, giving taxpayers a break, and saving your kid's college tuition? Done. Here's how. —By David Cay Johnston MORE FROM MOJO: $3.43 Trillion & Counting Saving Private Industry
The Bill Richardson Wreck Obama's Commerce secretary pick pulls a U-turn, but there was a long road of problems behind him. —By James Ridgeway The Anti-Yoo Obama's pick for a top Justice Department spot has been one of the harshest critics of Bush's torture and executive power abuses. —By Nick Baumann Obama Defuses Bobby Rush's Racial Bomb It was just another absurd day in the absurd life of Rod Blagojevich. Then Bobby Rush showed up. —By Jonathan Stein The Dems' Latest Present to the Rich The Obama team is hinting it will let Bush's tax cuts for the rich run two years longer than promised. Were we duped again? —By James Ridgeway Earth to Washington What will it take for DC to wake up to global warming? —By David Corn Bush Administration to Oil and Gas Industry: Merry X-Mas The Interior Dept. is auctioning off public lands in Utah, but enviros could force Big Oil to return the gift. —By Keith Kloor Obama's Pastor Problem The issue is not what Rick Warren says about gay marriage. It's what he says about gays. —By David Corn Is Steven Chu BFF With BP? How Obama's DOE head got $500 million BP bucks to bankroll Berkeley research—and what it means for our energy future. —By Josh Harkinson The Top Ten Ethics Scandals of 2008 Pay-to-play, bailout oversight, presidential pardons, and other highlights of the year in government corruption. —By Nick Baumann The Most Important Number on Earth Now that we know how far we are past the carbon tipping point, it's time to freak out—and get to work. —By Bill McKibben GOP to Michigan: Drop Dead Republicans killed the auto bailout. In future elections, will Michigan kill the GOP? —By Jonathan Stein Would You Pay $10,000 for Sarah Palin's Emails? That's how much the state of Alaska is demanding to fulfill an open records request. —By David Corn Will the Obama Administration Defend Rove? The president-elect may soon have to decide whether to back Bush officials who flouted congressional subpoenas. —By Stephanie Mencimer DC: The 51st State? Yes, Barack Obama supports statehood for Washington, DC. But all the city wants is a say in Congress. —By Jonathan Stein Patrick Fitzgerald Strikes Again By taking down Illinois Gov. Blagojevich, he's again crusading for good government. Maybe this time GOPers won't attack. —By David Corn Stimulus Is for Suckers All those billions don't add up to much. How Obama can get us on track to a real recovery. —By James K. Galbraith The GOP's Freddie/Fannie Fixation Congressional Republicans finally get their big chance to blame the financial crisis on the Democrats. —By Nick Baumann MoJo Video: Unelecting Obama Obama-haters are still questioning his citizenship. Seriously. —By Jonathan Stein Edited and Produced by Tay Wiles Eliot Spitzer's Second Act? The new Slate columnist is one of the few people raising the right questions about all the billion-dollar bailouts. —By David Corn The Infertile Crescent Centuries of overuse and irrigation have wreaked havoc on Iraq's once-lush farmlands, but a new plan could breathe life into the country's fallow fields. —By Julia Whitty Obama's First Policy Retreat? On the campaign trail, Obama proposed a windfall profits tax on Big Oil. That promise has disappeared from his web site. —By Nick Baumann Follow the Money Deep Underground New Mexico Dispatch: For Navajo activist Elouise Brown, there's no such thing as "clean coal." —By Shadi Rahimi The Curious Retention of Robert Gates Keeping Gates on as SecDef may give Obama political cover, but will it help him deliver on his promise to reform the Pentagon? —By David Corn Songs for the Mahdi Army An Iraqi militia tour of Baghdad. —By Nir Rosen O Say Can You Buy? Why going "Made in the USA" for a week left me hungry, broke, and half-naked. —By Nicole McClelland How's That Bailout Going? Henry Paulson's bank-rescue program was always a turkey of a deal. —By Nomi Prins The MoJo Interview: Frank Rich The New York Times columnist will miss George W. Bush even less than he misses Andrew Lloyd Webber. —By Kiera Butler Larry Summers Revisited Forget the comments about women in science—the most controversial thing about Obama's new economic point man is his 1990s fight against crucial financial regulations. —By David Corn Drill, Garner, Drill How former Iraq administrator Jay Garner is destabilizing the very country he was hired to fix. —By Anthony Fenton Who Will Obama Stimulate? The President-elect supports a "big stimulus package." But will it bail out the growing ranks of the poor and unemployed? —By James Ridgeway How Ford Lost Focus For a decade, Bill Ford Jr. talked up fuel economy while his company peddled gas-guzzling SUVs and monster trucks. Is it too late for the automaker to shift gears to alternative fuels? —By Fara Warner Obama's First Drama: Hillary Clinton Amidst all the fuss, here's a question: Will Clinton run the State Department as poorly as her own campaign? —By David Corn Holder's DC Legacy: Not Much If Democrats are looking for a crusader to clean house at the Justice Department, Obama's AG pick Eric Holder might not be their man. —By Stephanie Mencimer Obama's Agents of Change Barack Obama's transition team includes corporate lawyers and lobbyists, but it also features academics and policy advocates who have devoted years to advancing the public interest. —By David Corn New York's Budget Battle: A Case Study for Obama? Facing a deepening fiscal crisis, New York Governor David Paterson has proposed deep budget cuts. Dems, watch and learn. —By James Ridgeway Louisiana Court to BBI Spies: Testify or Else A recent court ruling could shed further light on Beckett Brown International's spy ops on environmental groups. —By James Ridgeway The Seven Deadly Deficits What the Bush years really cost us, and how President Obama can get the economy back on track. —By Joseph E. Stiglitz Treasury's Blank Check Congress is seeking answers on Henry Paulson's bailout "bait-and-switch." —By Nick Baumann Hedging Their Bets Called onto the congressional carpet, top hedge fund managers signal they're finally ready to deal on regulation. —By Nick Baumann Office of Special Counsel's War On Whistleblowers OSC is investigating Karl Rove's political machine. But until recently OSC head Scott Bloch's policy was to ignore whistleblowers' tips on murder, espionage, and terrorism, while vigorously rooting out any signs of the "homosexual agenda." —By Daniel Schulman No Congress, No Peace in Iran If the United States spreads its Middle Eastern disaster into Iran, it won't be the fault of George W. Bush alone – a Democratic Congress will share some of the blame. Fortunately, the legislative branch has effective options for stopping war before it starts. —By Jonathan Schwarz Fight Different: Politics 2.0 The halls of power will belong to whoever can tap the passion of the online masses. That kid with a laptop has Karl Rove quaking in his boots. And if you believe that, we've got some leftover Pets.com stock to sell you. Mother Jones Why the Auto Bailout's a Dead End MoJo Audio: A Cappella's Viral Charm MoJo Audio: Dave Chameides Why 2009 Could Eat Barack Obama Alive				From the Mother Jones D.C. Bureau Why the Auto Bailout's a Dead End Detroit's primary moneymaking vehicle has been selling credit, not cars. The Big Three may have finally run out of road. December 22, 2008 Will the Obama Administration Defend Karl Rove? The president-elect may soon have to decide whether to back Bush officials who flouted congressional subpoenas. December 11, 2008 DC: The 51st State? It's a little-known fact that Barack Obama supports statehood for Washington, DC. But local activists are still crossing their fingers for congressional representation. December 10, 2008 What Obama Has to Look Forward To A new GAO report says he inherits a federal government rife with waste, fraud, and mismanagement. December 8, 2008 Philip Morris' Legal Smoke Screen Yes, the cigarette manufacturer really did just compare itself to the NAACP. December 4, 2008 Why Somali Pirates Are Good For Obama Will piracy in the Gulf of Aden help the incoming administration make nice with Iran? November 26, 2008 MoJo Video: The Ex-Gitmo Detainee Next Door If freed by a federal court, 17 Uighurs imprisoned at Gitmo may find new homes in northern Virginia. What will the neighbors think? November 24, 2008 Change the Pentagon Doesn't Believe In President-elect Obama wants to slash wasteful military spending. To Pentagon bureaucrats, defense contractors, and congressional porkers, this means war. November 21, 2008 Why is Mitch McConnell Being Nice to Obama? Addressing the Federalist Society, the top Senate Republican went light on the red meat—except when it came to judges. November 20, 2008 The GOP's Internet Insurgents Republican techies are rising up against a party that can't reboot. November 20, 2008 From Kurdistan to K Street Inside Washington's covert foreign policy apparatus, middlemen like Shlomi Michaels are key. November 18, 2008 Cleaning House Where do defeated members of Congress go? First stop, a basement purgatory on Capitol Hill. November 17, 2008 The Summum of All Fears Can a fringe religious sect that believes in mummifying pets and their owners force a landmark Supreme Court decision on free speech? November 13, 2008 Grappling With Gitmo Barack Obama has said he wants to shut down Guantanamo. That's the easy part. What matters is what he does next. November 12, 2008 Are the Dems Plotting to Hush Rush? Right wingers are claiming Democrats intend to knock Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity off the airwaves by reviving the Fairness Doctrine. Here's why that's hot air. November 11, 2008 Getting Ready for President McBama Congressional intelligence maven Jane Harman made friends in the Bush administration. Now she wants a top job in the next one. November 3, 2008 Obama's Play for Indian Country Barack Obama has vowed to expand the electoral map for the Dems. Turning out the politically neglected Native American vote may be the key to doing so. October 27, 2008 Alan Shrugged In a historic moment, former Fed chair Alan Greenspan acknowledged he had been wrong for years to assume that government regulation was bad for markets. Whoops—there goes decades of Ayn Rand down the drain. October 24, 2008 more... AP Politics Feed: 1/07/09 05:32 pm (PST) Senate Democrats yield to Obama, retreat on Burris Conservative group sues Senate for barring Burris Congressional Black Caucus wants Burris seated Major lab discloses problem with vitamin D testing Tax compliance costly for individuals, businesses GAO: Dolphins, whales lack protection from fishing House requires info on presidential library donors Obama wants to cut energy use in federal buildings House Dems to vote on Obama-favored health plan Obama hails 'extraordinary' moment with presidents A Question on Burris Criminal Investigation Into Destroyed CIA Tapes Coming to a Close? Rick Warren's AIDS Work in Africa Has Ties to Anti-Gay, Anti-Condom Activists That Was Fun While It Lasted: Beatles Music Free For a Day Black Women Are Getting Shorter. Really. On "Middle Class Values" CIA Insider: Panetta's A Good Pick for CIA Chief Transparency and Bipartisanship On the March. Really! iTunes Drops Copy Protection, Adds Tiered Pricing, Still No Foot Massages You Are the Best Readers Ever more...

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