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Award-winning investigative reporter Dave Lindorff has been working as a journalist for 33 years. A regular columnist for CounterPunch (www.counterpunch.org), he also writes frequently for Extra! (www.fair.org) and Salon magazine (www.salon.com), as well as for Businessweek, The Nation and Treasury&Risk Management Magazine. In the late 1970s, he ran the Daily News bureau covering Los Angeles County government, and in the mid-'90s, spent several years as a correspondent in Hong Kong and China for Businessweek. Over the years he has written for such publications as Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, Village Voice, Forbes, The London Observer and the Australian National Times.

Author, with Barbara Olshansky, of The Case for Impeachment: Legal Arguments for Removing President George W. Bush from Office (St. Martin's Press, June 2006), he is also the author of three earlier books--This Can't Be Happening! Resisting the Disintegration of American Democracy (Common Courage Press, 2004), Marketplace Medicine: The Rise of the For Profit Hospital Chains (Bantam, 1992), an investigative report on the for-profit hospital industry, and Killing Time: An Investigation into the Death Row Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal (Common Courage Press, 2003), the only independent examination of this important capital case.

A two-time Fulbright Scholar (Shanghai, China and Kaohsiung, Taiwan), he is a 1975 graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and received a B.A. in Chinese in 1972 from Wesleyan University. In October 2004, he was awarded a coveted "Most Censored Story of 2003" award by Project Censored (for his Oct. 16, 2003 story in Salon about the Pentagon's quiet efforts to gear up the machinery for a return to the draft). A founding member of the National Writers Union, and a member of the steering committee of the NWU Philadelphia local, for the past nine years, he has lived with his family just outside Philadelphia.

In addition to writing, Lindorff is an accomplished folk musician (guitar, vocals and saw).

Articles

DateTitleHitsRating
Friday, 09 May 2008The Democratic Presidential Race: A View from Pennsylvania72 / 0
Saturday, 03 May 2008The Bush Family's Bad Latin Real Estate Investment146 / 0
Wednesday, 30 April 2008The Clock is Ticking for A US Attack on Iran147 / 0
Friday, 25 April 2008Hillary Clinton's Monstrous Threat195 / 0
Tuesday, 22 April 2008In Praise of Bill Ayers and the Weather Underground199 / 0
Tuesday, 22 April 2008Notes from the "Bitter and Frustrated" Heartland181 / 0
Monday, 14 April 2008On Waking Sleeping Giants175 / 0
Monday, 31 March 2008Third Circuit Court Rejects Abu-Jamal Appeal: The "Mumia Exception"378 / 0
Friday, 14 March 2008It's the "Oh Shit!" Moment on Iran415 / 0
Friday, 14 March 2008Spitzer Bust Provides a Warning Regarding NSA Spying313 / 0
Wednesday, 27 February 2008The Welch Whitewash: We Still Don't Know What That Aug. 30 Nuclear Incident Was About461 / 0
Friday, 22 February 2008McCain and the Lobbyist - Missing the Story of the Miss598 / 0
Thursday, 21 February 2008Just when you think the media couldn't get any worse...422 / 0
Wednesday, 20 February 2008Obama and a Chance for Progressive Change410 / 0
Monday, 18 February 2008I'm Going to Make a Prediction Here: Hillary's Toast431 / 0
Monday, 18 February 2008To Hell With the Chief!377 / 0
Saturday, 02 February 2008Capitol Crime of the Century: Time for Congress to Stand Up515 / 0
Thursday, 31 January 2008This Campaign's a B-Movie with a B List of Characters554 / 0
Wednesday, 23 January 2008The Bush Dollar Trap494 / 0
Thursday, 10 January 2008Bad News from New Hampshire, Good News from Maine525 / 0
Wednesday, 09 January 2008What is This "Iranian Provocation" BS?487 / 0
Tuesday, 08 January 20089-11 Cover-Up, Treason and The Bomb566 / 0
Friday, 04 January 2008Clinton's Embarrassing Flop in Iowa Exposes Dem Leaders' Folly527 / 0
Friday, 04 January 2008Tipping Point on Impeachment is ApproachingTipping Point on Impeachment is Approaching607 / 0
Thursday, 03 January 2008One-Man March on Washington Stops in Philly, Meets Local Activists...and Cops454 / 0
Monday, 31 December 2007Breaking: Corporate Media Actually Report Some Real News!491 / 0
Sunday, 23 December 2007Global Warming Will Save America from the Right...Eventually545 / 0
Saturday, 22 December 2007Power of the People Forces Corporate Media to Do the Right Thing508 / 0
Friday, 21 December 2007Ya Gotta Love Those Tough Democrats in Congress490 / 0
Wednesday, 19 December 2007Impeachment Advocates Crush Server, But Still No Reports in the Corporate Media520 / 0
Wednesday, 19 December 2007Corporate Media Means No Real News527 / 0
Sunday, 16 December 2007Three House Judiciary Members Call for Impeachment of Cheney NOW737 / 0
Sunday, 16 December 2007Imagine a Campaign that Called for Slashing Military Spending by 75%523 / 0
Sunday, 09 December 2007Just Give Us Some Truth!496 / 0
Friday, 07 December 2007Black is White. And (for Bush at Least) No Nukes is Bad News604 / 0
Monday, 03 December 2007Maureen Faulkner and Mumia: Vengeance Isn't Sweet1126 / 0
Friday, 30 November 2007News Not Fit to Print: US Coup Planned for Venezuela?627 / 0
Thursday, 22 November 2007Impeachment on the Thanksgiving Table: McClellan's Dish615 / 0
Thursday, 22 November 2007The Mystery of Minot: Loose nukes and a cluster of dead airmen raise troubling questions839 / 0
Wednesday, 21 November 2007Rumors of (More) War: US Attack on Iran Gains Credence631 / 0
Wednesday, 21 November 2007Democrats Face a Shock in November '08: They Could Lose643 / 0
Saturday, 17 November 2007Two Brothers and Two Scandals986 / 0
Wednesday, 14 November 2007This Revolution Could Be Televised on Fox602 / 0
Wednesday, 14 November 2007I Saw a UFO, Too677 / 0
Monday, 05 November 2007More Questions About the Minot Nukes571 / 0
Sunday, 04 November 2007Growing Fears of a US Attack on Iran, and an Easy Way to Stop It619 / 0
Sunday, 04 November 2007The Air Force Cover-Up of That Minot-Barksdale Nuke Missile Flight672 / 0
Sunday, 28 October 2007Home of the Brave?616 / 0
Sunday, 28 October 2007About Those Destroyed Houses in California691 / 0
Thursday, 25 October 2007Were Those Cruise Missiles Targeted? Did Anybody Check?624 / 0
Monday, 22 October 2007This is Sen. Chris Dodd's Make-or-Break Moment750 / 0
Saturday, 20 October 2007Nukes Over America: All a Stupid Mistake. Sure It Was694 / 0
Saturday, 20 October 2007The difference between the Republicans in Congress and the Democrats in Congress is striking.667 / 0
Wednesday, 17 October 2007An Iraqi Point of View on American Tactics in Iraq638 / 0
Monday, 15 October 2007Something's Rotten in Iraq and the Pentagon724 / 0
Friday, 12 October 2007Can the Democratic Party be Saved?733 / 0
Tuesday, 09 October 2007What are Progressives Waiting For?791 / 0
Sunday, 07 October 2007October 5: A Good Day for Liberty and the Constitution592 / 0
Saturday, 06 October 2007Bush and Torture641 / 0
Thursday, 04 October 2007Making Iraq into Vietnam650 / 0
Thursday, 27 September 2007Why Quitting the Party Makes Sense751 / 0
Wednesday, 26 September 2007Senators Kyl and Lieberman and their Stealth War Authorization750 / 0
Tuesday, 25 September 2007Send the Democrats a Message: Join Cynthia McKinney and Me and Be a Quitter!870 / 0
Monday, 24 September 2007Why Aren't We Banning Blackwater Here?677 / 0
Saturday, 15 September 2007How Stupid Does Bush Think We Are? Answer: Very887 / 0
Monday, 10 September 2007This was No Accident: Nuclear Weapons are Different958 / 0
Monday, 10 September 2007Was That Nuclear-Armed B-52 Flight Destined for Iran?1913 / 0
Wednesday, 05 September 2007Beware the Wounded Beast: Bush Has Lost the Iraq War837 / 0
Thursday, 30 August 2007Keeping a Lid on a Hot Story? NASA Scientists Challenge Security Rules898 / 0
Wednesday, 29 August 2007Attacking Iran Would be Madness, and a Capital Crime866 / 0
Tuesday, 28 August 2007Gonzo's Gone. Now Let's Go After Cheney1025 / 0
Wednesday, 22 August 2007Class Struggle and Revolution Take Wing in America803 / 0
Monday, 20 August 2007Pelosi's Stand on Impeachment is Killing the Democratic Party986 / 0
Monday, 20 August 2007Tossing Fuel on a Fire: US Military Aid to Israel Tops $30 Billion847 / 0
Thursday, 16 August 2007Conviction of Padilla is Bad News for All Americans — Including Journalists1055 / 0
Wednesday, 15 August 2007Terrorist Nation? It Takes One to Know One1094 / 0
Monday, 13 August 2007Dennis Kucinich: Desapparacido!1451 / 0
Tuesday, 07 August 2007Gelding Congress: House Censure Would be the Final Cut of the Knife1608 / 0
Monday, 06 August 2007Tomasky on Impeachment: The Dumbest Advice the Democrats Ever Got1230 / 0
Sunday, 05 August 2007A Sad Day? How About a Sad Six-and-a-Half Years?924 / 0
Friday, 03 August 2007Democrats are Reverting to Form849 / 0
Wednesday, 01 August 2007Lindorff Silenced?1102 / 0
Saturday, 28 July 2007Office Arrests: The Shame of John Conyers1058 / 0
Friday, 27 July 2007Martial Law Threat is Real1291 / 0
Monday, 23 July 2007Democrats are their Own Worst Enemies965 / 0
Friday, 20 July 2007America at War: Killing Cabbies in Iraq968 / 0
Wednesday, 18 July 2007Feingold Turns to Dross1660 / 0
Sunday, 15 July 2007Bill Moyers Puts Impeachment On the Media Table1353 / 0
Thursday, 12 July 2007Impeachment Countdown: Are Bush and Cheney Starting to Lose Sleep?917 / 0
Tuesday, 10 July 2007On the Road for Impeachment897 / 0
Thursday, 05 July 2007Pelosi's Sinking Fortunes1669 / 0
Friday, 29 June 2007Congress Needs to Stop Playing in Bush's Court1382 / 0
Wednesday, 27 June 2007Nancy & Harry: Bringing Down the House (and Senate)1381 / 0
Saturday, 23 June 2007Bush's Incredible Shrinking "Coalition"1214 / 1
Friday, 22 June 2007 Iraqi Labor Leaders Blame US for the Bloodshed in Iraq and say Get Out!1211 / 1
Tuesday, 19 June 2007Democrats in Congress: The Wheels are Coming Off1169 / 0
Thursday, 14 June 2007Cheney Impeachment Watch: Now There Are Eight1603 / 0
Wednesday, 13 June 2007Congressional Failure and the Democrats' Last Chance1034 / 0
Tuesday, 12 June 2007Things Your Media Mama Didn't Tell You1297 / 0
Friday, 08 June 2007Impeachment on a Roll997 / 0
Tuesday, 05 June 2007Conyers is my Constitutional Hero859 / 0
Wednesday, 30 May 2007Whatever Happened to Signing Statements?1110 / 0
Tuesday, 29 May 2007Democratic Blood Money857 / 0
Tuesday, 22 May 2007A Widening Chasm Between House Democrats and the Voters on Impeachment1066 / 0
Sunday, 20 May 2007Mumia Case on Hold as Appellate Judges Deliberate1403 / 0
Wednesday, 16 May 2007Justice System on Trial as Mumia Case Reaches Climax1221 / 0
Tuesday, 15 May 2007Impeach this President, or Remove the Impeachment Clause1283 / 0
Thursday, 10 May 2007Pelosi's Toothless Threat to Sue Bush Imperils the Constitution1152 / 0
Thursday, 10 May 2007Bush Falling Fortunes, Rising Oil Futures, and Lame Democrats1381 / 0
Wednesday, 09 May 2007Time for MoveOn to Make a MoveOn Impeachment!1440 / 0
Tuesday, 08 May 2007The Great Oil Robbery1365 / 0
Friday, 04 May 2007The Impeachment Train is Starting to Roll.1558 / 0
Wednesday, 02 May 2007Four Years After May 1, 2003: Are We Winning Yet?1134 / 0
Monday, 30 April 2007Mainstream American Journalism: An Obituary1292 / 0
Thursday, 26 April 2007Dropping the First Shoe: Kucinich submits impeachment bill against Cheney1593 / 0
Friday, 20 April 2007Huge Win for Impeachment in Vermont1496 / 0
Thursday, 19 April 2007Impeaching Cheney First. Finally!1452 / 0
Thursday, 19 April 2007Betraying Thomas Jefferson1211 / 0
Thursday, 19 April 2007Impeachment Talk: Doonesbury, Dennis and Dick1210 / 0
Monday, 16 April 2007Bush's Gravest Impeachable Crime1347 / 0
Thursday, 12 April 2007A Terrifying Truth1630 / 0
Thursday, 12 April 2007Rep. Davis to Constituents: Make Me Impeach Bush1446 / 0
Wednesday, 11 April 2007Torture Blowback and Selective Outrage1219 / 0
Wednesday, 11 April 2007158 Democrats Gone, and Counting (Take That You Weasels)! 1187 / 0
Saturday, 31 March 2007I Quit! A Movement of One, Or Maybe a Million1201 / 0
Thursday, 29 March 2007Oil Traders Fear US Attack on Iran: Maybe We Should Too1072 / 0
Tuesday, 27 March 2007Why Dick and Nancy Will Never be President via Impeachment1120 / 0
Saturday, 24 March 2007Abu-Jamal Hearing Date Set by Third Circuit Court of Appeals1221 / 0
Saturday, 17 March 2007Democrats' Calls for Resignations are Pointless Diversions1295 / 0
Tuesday, 13 March 2007What's Good for Halliburton (and Cheney) is Good for...Dubai1672 / 0
Friday, 09 March 2007Bush Dodges a Constitutional Bullet in New Mexico1543 / 0
Friday, 09 March 2007Through the Looking Glass in Iraq1844 / 0
Tuesday, 06 March 2007Libbygate: Now to the Real Story1783 / 0
Tuesday, 27 February 2007A Message to Washington State Legislators (and to those in VT, NM and elsewhere)1451 / 0
Tuesday, 27 February 2007Bush is Funding al-Qaeda, Making Him an Unlawful Combatant1391 / 0
Thursday, 15 February 2007Co-Dependent Congress Must Wake Up: The President Needs a Straight-Jacket and a Padded Cell1736 / 0
Tuesday, 13 February 2007A word of caution on US claims of Iranian weapons killing GIs1404 / 0
Thursday, 08 February 2007Truth or Consequences: Some Questions for President Bush1310 / 0
Tuesday, 06 February 2007Borat Goes to Washington: Don't Experiment with the US Economy1382 / 0