UBS: Bank Bailout Good Guy?
At this week's congressional hearings on the AIG bailout, Swiss bank UBS received some undeserved praise.UBS was one of eight large investment banks that benefited from the now-infamous backdoor...
View ArticleGolf-Loving, Ethically Challenged Rep. to Retire
Rep. Steve Buyer (R-Ind.), who has recently come under fire for his shady charity, won't seek reelection in the fall. In a statement released this afternoon, the nine-term GOP congressmen attributed...
View ArticleImperiled UBS Threatens Entire Swiss Economy
On Friday I explained why UBS was the only bank that offered to take a hit on its contracts with AIG during the government's backdoor bailout of the ailing insurer. The reason? A looming US...
View ArticleH1N1 Outbreak Made Worse by Lack of Sick Days
One component of comprehensive health care reform that has been notably lacking from the drawn out legislative discussions is access to paid sick leave. In the US—the only industrial nation where...
View ArticleIceland: Offshore Haven for Journos?
Could Iceland soon be to journalists what the Cayman Islands is to wealthy magnates? Supporters of the groundbreaking Icelandic Modern Media Initiative introduced a proposal today to establish the...
View ArticleWhere Have All the Whistleblowers Gone?
When President Barack Obama's jobs bill passed the House in early March, it contained a little-noticed provision to recover part of its $35 billion price tag by cracking down on offshore tax evasion,...
View ArticleThe Congressman, the Safari King, and the Woman Who Tried to Look Like a Cat
Victor JuhaszIn August 2012, as most members of Congress were hitting the campaign trail, three Republican lawmakers were enjoying an all-expenses-paid retreat at Ol Jogi, a private 66,000-acre ranch...
View ArticleHow I Was Offered My Very Own Safari
Mother Jones insisted that before my investigation of congressional conservation junkets went to print, I try everything I could to get a response from the colorful figure who launched and then left...
View ArticleFormer Congressional Ethics Chair: My $16,000 African Safari Was to Research...
Rep. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.), the former chairman of the House ethics committee, has responded to questions Mother Jones first raised about the all-expenses paid trip to a Kenyan estate that he, two other...
View ArticleEnviro Groups: Maybe We Shouldn't Help Fund $47,000 Safaris for...
A pair of prominent environmental groups have quietly left the International Conservation Caucus Foundation, a polluter-funded nonprofit with ties to more than a quarter of US lawmakers. Conservation...
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