Garrett Ordower

Garrett Ordower is an investigative journalist based in New York. His work has appeared in The Nation, Chicago's Daily Herald and the Beacon News.

Currently

  • The Loan Shark Lobby

    March 29, 2007

    With Democrats in control of Congress, prospects for regulating subprime lenders have improved. But don't hold your breath.

  • KBR's $400 Million Iraq Question

    March 12, 2007

    Did the Pentagon's biggest Iraq contractor violate military policy by hiring Blackwater and other private military companies?

2006

  • From Whitewater to Blackwater

    October 26, 2006

    Blackwater USA has a new attorney to defend it against a wrongful death lawsuit by families of four contractors killed in Iraq: Kenneth Starr.

  • The Dot-Degree Boom

    March 28, 2006

    Thanks to aggressive recruiting tactics and a complaisant Congress, online enrollments at the University of Phoenix and its spinoff, Axia College, are soaring. So are student debt and disaffection.

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» State of Change

It's 3 a.m., Hillary's on the Phone | It looks like Clinton will be the Secretary of State.
John Nichols
Posted at 4:21 PM ET

» Capitolism

Left Out | Would it kill Obama to have an actual progressive or two in his cabinet?
Christopher Hayes
Posted at 3:26 PM ET

» The Beat

Key Committee Pick Signals Obama-Pelosi Direction | Waxman gets Commerce chair, amid signs of focus on healthcare, environment, consumer protection.
John Nichols

» The Dreyfuss Report

That Iranian "Bomb"? Relax. | Obama has lots and lots of time to deal with this problem carefully and rationally.
Robert Dreyfuss

» The Notion

A Clinton Administration? | Given the Obama appointees so far, you might think Hillary had been elected.
Tom Engelhardt

» Passing Through

Should GM Survive? A Wall Street Analyst's View | Maybe they should just let it die.
Jane Hamsher

» Act Now!

Take the Joe Lieberman Pledge | In America, it's never too early to start preparing for the next election.
Peter Rothberg

» Editor's Cut

Smart Defense | Rep. Barney Frank is leading the charge to end the Pentagon's weapons spending spree. Is anybody listening?
Katrina vanden Heuvel

» And Another Thing

Election Updates --Good News and Not | Details on some ongoing stories
Katha Pollitt