ReclaimDemocracy.org Editors' Picks Archives

We review numerous articles and essays from both corporate and independent media sources and occassionally post those we believe bring you especially thorough and important reporting or an unusually sharp perspective. Opinions presented do not necessarily reflect those of ReclaimDemocracy.org

March 2008

Manufacturing Doubt
Slate Magazine

Monsanto's Deadly History
Vanity Fair

March 2008

Are Transnational Corporations Good for America?
Business Week

The Corporate (Supreme) Court
NY Times Magazine

Banks Flout Disclusure Laws with Virtual Impunity
Red Tape Chronicles

February 2008

Attacks on Civil Jury Trials Undermine Constitution, Democracy
National Law Journal

Court Tells Californians They Have No Right to Healthy Air
Los Angeles Times

Food Safety Roulette
Los Angeles Times

Smithfield Foods Sues Union for...Organizing
New York Times

January 2008

Tax Breaks Won't Spark U.S. Economy if Spent on Imports
U.S. Business and Industry Council

The Human Cost of Cheap Batteries
Wall St Journal

December 2007

Corporations Seek to Weaken States' Law Enforcement Abilities
Mother Jones magazine

Corporate Political Investments and the Subprime Meltdown
Wall Street Journal

October 2007

There Is No Free Parking
Slate Magazine

Bundlers Wield Even Greater Clout in 2008 Elections
Wall Street Journal

September 2007

Your Loss of Privacy is a Package Deal
Los Angeles Times

Corporatizing Water Supply Proves Disastrous in California
The USA Today

August 2007

I'm Ripping You Off
New York Times

May 2007

Banking Ripoffs Grow
MSN.com

Bilking the Elderly, With a Corporate Assist
New York Times

April 2007

Insurance May Not Protect You from Ruinous Medical Bills
Inter Press Service

Monsanto Wants Government to Ban Labels That Disavow Use of Synthetic Hormones
Chicago Tribune

Corporate Subsidies Driving Sprawl
Washington Post Writers Group

March 2007

The Conservative Case for Devolution and Favoring Local Businesses
Conservatives.com

Who Killed Fido?
NY Times

Big-box Retailing Is Intrinsically Unsustainable
Grist Magazine

Bound by a National Security Letter and Gagged by the FBI
Washington Post

More Dairy Producers Dump Monsanto's rbST
San Francisco Chronicle

Corporate Abuse Continues in Guatemala
Washington Post

February 2007

Corporate Crime Lobby Attacks Thompson Memorandum
Washington Post

Corporations Own Your Genes!
International Herald Tribune

Lawsuit Settlements Must Not Conceal Public Dangers
Los Angeles Times

Newspapers Should Question Role in Promoting Iraq Invasion
Nieman Foundation for Journalism

Wal-Mart's State Tax Evasion Scheme
Wall Street Journal

January 2007

Democrats Mostly Bark, Little Bite With Powerful Corporations
Los Angeles Times

"Security Theater" Isn't All Bad
Wired Magazine

Why Government Watch Lists Should Not Be Tolerated

Hartford Courant

Agents Say Fast Audits Hurt I.R.S.
New York Times

Beware: U.S. Government's Supression of Democracy Can Happen Here, Too
Contra Costa Times

December 2006

Credit Card Rip-offs
USA Today

Blowing the Whistle on Big Oil
NY Times

Is Trucking Deregulation Causing Deaths on Highways?
NY Times

November 2006

Teachers Group Rejects Climate Change Video, Fears Offending Exxon
Washington Post

Protecting Workers Must Be an Imperative, Not a Choice
Galveston Daily news

Disasters Get the Headlines, but Most Miners Killed on the Job Die Alone
Charleston Gazette

October 2006

Campaign Cash Mirrors a High Court's Rulings
(NY Times)

Torture and the Nation's Soul
(Hartford Courant)

Chao and McConnell: A Lethal Combination for Some Workers (Kentucky Herald-Leader)

September 2006

"Legalized" Torture Will Bring Disgrace Upon America
Washington Post

FDA Now Depends on Money from Corporations it Supposedly Regulates
Wall Street Journal

A New Crime: Driving While Loaded--With Cash
The Newspaper.com

August 2006

Wal-Mart: Going Green or Just Greenwashing?
San Francisco Bay Guardian

Skeptic's View of the Foiled UK "Terror Plot"

Craig Murray

Workers' Share of Productivity Gains Is Less Than Zero
Washington Post

July 2006

Government Spy Cameras proliferate Without Accountability

Scripps Howard News Service

Bush to Make Crime Less Risky for Wealthiest Tax Cheats

N.Y. Times

Lessons from the Voting Rights Act's History

The Black Commentator

Details Emerge in Wal-Mart's Conspiracy to Violate Labor Law

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

June 2006

As Workers' Pensions Wither, Those for Executives Grow

Wall Street Journal

Anti-poverty Group Plants Seeds of Change

N.Y. Times

Insurance Companies, Not Doctors, Reap Profit from Capping Awards to Victims

Associated Press

As Coal Demand Rises, Risky Mines Open

Wall Street Journal

May 2006

Corporatized Water: A Look at California's Results

Los Angeles Times

Signing Away the Constitution?

Center for American Progress

A Lesson for Small Towns: Don't Depend on Wal-Mart

Shreveport Times

April 2006

Immigration and the "Low Wage Jobs" Myth

Beat the Press

Don't Bank on Wal-Mart

TomPaine.com

I'm OK, You're Biased

New York Times

Conservatives Should Advocate for Small Business
The Conservative voice

March 2006

FBI Agent Says Agency Had Necessary Evidence to Prevent 9/11 Attacks

Reason.com

Remembering Anne Braden

Billings Gazette

One Year After Fatal Explosion at BP Plant, Many Victims Still Seek Compensation

Houston Chronicle

Fines for Corporate Crimes Slashed / Going Unpaid

The Associated Press

A Heroic Burglary Remembered

Los Angeles Times

California Initiative Challenges Corporate "Free Speech"

The Independent

New Mexico Mandates Paper Ballots

Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico

Nothing to Fear from Patriot Act? Try This.

The Providence Journal

February 2006

Terrorists Win Again

N.Y. Times

The Case for Taxing Gas More, Wages Less

N.Y. Times

Retired Senator Calls for Amendment to Let Congress Do its Job

Washington Post

End the Disgrace of Gitmo

Los Angeles Times

Senate Judiciary Chair Wants Free Speech Chilled

Foxnews.com

January 2006

Earmarks: Congress-speak for Stealing Taxpayers' Money

Boston Globe

What's Left Unsaid

N. Y. Times

Will Supreme Court Blur the Line Between Lobbying and Electioneering?

Christian Science Monitor

Tax Increment Financing: A Bad Bet for Taxpayers

Reason Magazine

Under Bush, IRS Targets the Poor

N.Y.Times

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