Audit D.C. Notes: Austerian Origins, G-20 Loses Its Grip, Gaping Income Gap

By Holly Yeager   Jun 28, 2010 at 03:43 PM

“Austerians” has started popping up all over, and Barry Ritholtz does a nice job of tracking the origin of the... More

Congress Gives Defense Spending a Look

Will the press do the same?

By Holly Yeager   Jun 24, 2010 at 03:49 PM

The Hill is good to notice a small but potentially significant change in lawmakers’ attitudes toward Pentagon spending: a “growing... More

Reporting on Orszag Departure is Skin Deep

By Holly Yeager   Jun 23, 2010 at 12:26 PM

Peter Orszag’s decision to step down as the White House budget director didn’t get much press attention. The comings and... More

Beneath the Controversy, Lots of Good Reporting in Rolling Stone’s McChrystal Story

By Holly Yeager   Jun 22, 2010 at 01:59 PM

The reaction to Rolling Stone’s profile of Gen. Stanley McChrystal has been fast and furious. But while we wonder what’s... More

Audit D.C. Notes: A Deal Unravels, Vuvuzela Valentine, Senate Sport

By Holly Yeager   Jun 18, 2010 at 02:35 PM

Politico has some great reporting on the Democrats’ backroom maneuvering to pass the Disclose Act, which would increase disclosure requirements... More

Shining Light on the Debt Commission

By Holly Yeager   Jun 18, 2010 at 01:16 PM

I’m not usually a big fan of ambush journalism. But I’m making an exception for Alex Lawson of Social Security... More

Audit D.C. Notes: Ouija Boards, Older 99ers, Making Lemonade

By Holly Yeager   Jun 17, 2010 at 05:23 PM

The Washington Post picks a good moment to profile Scott Rasmussen, the pollster who’s hitting the big-time, even if the... More

WaPo on Not Really Walking Away

By Holly Yeager   Jun 16, 2010 at 10:56 AM

The Washington Post is good to notice a shift among lenders, who have become more aggressive about going after borrowers... More

Audit D.C. Notes: Ethics in The Hill, Lobbyists Not on the Hill, New Sheriff in Town, Part IV

By Holly Yeager   Jun 15, 2010 at 04:04 PM

The Hill did good work breaking the news that a House ethics office “is demanding fundraising information from lobbyists on... More

Deficit Dominant

By Holly Yeager   Jun 9, 2010 at 03:05 PM

In its story on the Obama administration’s apparent inability to take strong steps to spur the economy and create jobs,... More

Audit D.C. Notes: The Disappearing Watchdog, Dinner—and Dollars—with a Staffer, Tax Help Needed

By Holly Yeager   Jun 8, 2010 at 02:11 PM

Our comrades-in-criticism at the American Journalism Review are out with an important piece about the alarming decline of watchdog reporting... More

Politico Sees Public Unions Under Fire

But adds to the problem it describes

By Holly Yeager   Jun 7, 2010 at 05:11 PM

Politico picks a good moment to write about the way public employee unions have landed in the crosshairs, as politicians... More

USAT vs. the Job-Training Myth

By Holly Yeager   Jun 4, 2010 at 12:41 PM

USA Today does good work on the unemployment beat, looking at the promise of job training—and the disappointment that often... More

Audit D.C. Notes: Who’s Unemployed, What’s Obama Saying, Where’s Washingtonpost.com’s Congress News?

By Holly Yeager   Jun 3, 2010 at 04:30 PM

The long-term unemployment scene just keeps getting worse, and The Wall Street Journal is good to highlight the problem: The... More

WaPo Crunches Leadership PAC Numbers

By Holly Yeager   Jun 2, 2010 at 02:34 PM

The Washington Post shines a light on an increasingly important fixture in Washington’s money and politics scene, the leadership PAC.... More