Money Talks: The Mother Jones 400
The top 400 political donors, how much they gave, why, and what they want back.
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DEPARTMENTS
OUTFRONT
How the Chips Fell; Update: This Little Piggy, Greener Government; One-Man Truth Squad; The Soul of Indiscretion; MoJo’s June Hellraiser!; Caspar the Friendly Host; Nicole Hollander
HOME/PLANET
Landscape your yard with less water.
WELLBEING
Becoming unblued—move over Prozac.
HOT!MEDIA
Resources for advanced hellraising.
PAULA POUNDSTONE
Tales from the crib.
PLUS: Letters to Paula
FEATURES
By Marilyn Snell
Marilyn Snell interviews Arlie Hochschild
Why many of us want to spend more time at work than at home.
By John Cook
Higher national park fees are preservationist to some and elitist to others.
By Ann Monroe
Will the traditionally white Christian Coalition successfully change its colors?
By J. Jennings Moss
Meet Terry McAuliffe, the man who created Clinton’s fundraising monster.
By Stephanie Mencimer
The president’s former fundraiser may be facing his biggest challenge: Janet Reno.
The biggest donors are building Clinton’s bridge with satellites, oil, and banking.
By Robert Dreyfuss and Jeff Shear
A new twist on special interests: congressmen whose votes pay off—personally.
By Jonathan Cohn
How we can shift the balance of power away from large donors and toward citizens.
Interview by Suzanne Herel
For this writer, it’s all about manners and civility.