The Backstory

The Backstory: Sarah Blustain

During the 2008 presidential campaign, Sen. John McCain projected an image as a maverick, even on the issue of reproductive choice. Sarah Blustain shares how she trekked through the backroads of Arizona in search of his true colors.

Jayati VoraAugust 12, 2009

BackstoryBusiness, Environment

The Backstory: Anna Lenzer

FIJI Water markets itself as hip and green, but Anna Lenzer discovered the popular bottled water depends on environmental plunder and the largesse of a military dictatorship. How she got the story — and got arrested in the process.

Alexandra SchwartzAugust 7, 2009

BackstoryBusiness

The Backstory: Dean Starkman

Dean Starkman talks about wading through thousands of major articles from The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Business Week and the rest of the leading financial press to solve the question: did journalists fail to see the financial crisis in the making?

Dean Starkman & Jayati VoraJuly 31, 2009

BackstoryBusiness

The Backstory: Alyssa Katz

Alyssa Katz walks us through the complexities of the unfolding foreclosure crisis and explains how she identified a new breed of profiteers, ready to gain from others’ loss.

Darius DixonJuly 31, 2009

BackstoryJustice

The Backstory: A.C. Thompson

A.C. Thompson on how it took him a year and a half to uncover a hidden story from the days after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans — armed white vigilantes attacked African Americans fleeing the floodwaters with a nod and a wink from the local police.

Kai WrightDecember 19, 2008

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