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Investigative journalist Jerry Mitchell talked about his 30-year career with the Jackson, Mississippi Clarion-Ledger. The MacArthur “genius” grant winner described how he helped put in jail …

Jane Mayer talked about her book Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right, in which she investigates the wealth and influence of billionaires i…

Authors Zephyr Teachout, Brandon Garrett, and Charles Lewis participated in a panel discussion on government and corruption. Zephyr Teachout is the author of Corruption in America: From Benj…

Charles Lewis talked about 935 Lies: The Future of Truth and the Decline of America’s Moral Integrity. In the book he wrote that “values of honesty, transparency, accountability and integrit…

The Center for Public Integrity released a report that chronologically tracks public pronouncements about Iraq by Bush administration officials before the war there began five years previous…

Author Charles Lewis discussed his book, The Buying of Congress: How Special Interests Have Stolen Your Right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, published by Avon. The book addr…

Peter Stone discussed his book Heist: Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, His Republican Allies, and the Buying of Washington, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Interviewed by Charles Lewis, …

Charles Lewis was interviewed about reporting on the influence of money on Congress and the presidency. He discussed the organization he founded, the Center for Public Integrity, and freedom…

Charles Lewis and Bill Allison talked about their book The Cheating of America: How Tax Avoidance and Evasion by the Super Rich Are Costing the Country Billions, and What You Can Do About It…

Mr. Lewis talked about pending Congressional legislation on the influence of money in politics, funding for presidential primaries, his career at the Center for Public Integrity and his curr…

Panelists discussed the costs of presidential campaigning with a group of high school and college students from the Washington, D.C. area. Mr. Milewski moderated the discussion. Panelists ad…

Mr. Lewis and Mr. Makinson spoke about the relation between the defense industry and politics. They noted the significance of defense spending and industry contributions to political candida…

Mr. Lewis talked about political fundraising for the 2004 presidential campaign. He is the author of The Buying of the President 2004: Who’s Really Bankrolling Bush and His Democratic Challe…

Participants talked about the influence of oil companies in the political process. Among the topics they addressed were global sources of oil and U.S. security, links between the energy indu…

The Center for Public Integrity released a report, titled “The Windfalls of War,” detailing government contracts for reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan. The report listed the companies t…

Charles Lewis spoke to students about media ownership and a recent decision by the Federal Communications Commission to allow greater concentration in media ownership within a given market. …

Participants talked about recent corporate accounting scandals, the Bush administration’s reaction to corporate crime, and media coverage of the scandals. They also talked about the state of…

American Politics featured White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card’s June 20, 2002 speech at a New Hampshire Republican Party fundraiser in Manchester. Mr. Card served as Transportation Secre…

Charles Lewis, co-author of The Cheating of America, and Jeremy Campell, author of The Liar’s Tale, examined the state of integrity in America, messages delivered by politicians and the medi…

Journalists talked about media investigations of stories from within the Washington bureaucracy and the nature of political reporting. They addressed such topics as: the superficial nature o…