November 1998
Donald L. Barlett & James
B. Steele
"What Corporate Welfare Costs
You" (Series)
Time Magazine
Barlett and Steele demonstrate how
government handouts to corporations benefit the fat cats at
the top of the ladder, not the average worker. The writers
detail how companies can wreak havoc with the environment
and damage local economies.
Stephen Labaton
"The Debacle That Buried
Washington"
The New York Times
Thought the Savings and Loan crisis was
history? Think again. Two years ago the Supreme Court ruled
government had betrayed S&L investors by changing the
rules of the bailout at the height of the crisis. As a
result, Labaton explains, taxpayers could pick up a tab
climbing into the billions of dollars.
Renata Adler
"Decoding the Starr
Report"
Vanity Fair Magazine
The last thing you probably want to read
is another rehash of the Starr-Lewinsky chaos. But Adler
brings a tough and fresh perspective to the investigation,
demonstrating the frightening lengths Ken Starr and his army
of prosecutors were willing to go to bring down Bill
Clinton's presidency..
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