The Nation InvestigationPolitics, World A My Lai a Month A multiyear investigation into Operation Speedy Express uncovers a pattern of civilian slaughter by the US military during Vietnam whose carnage dwarfs My Lai. Nick TurseThe NationDecember 1, 2008 InvestigationPolitics, World The Vietnam Exposé That Wasn’t A 1972 Newsweek article could have exposed US killing of Vietnamese civilians on a massive scale — but editors there excised much of the reporting, fearing to antagonize President Nixon. Nick TurseThe NationNovember 13, 2008 InvestigationPolitics McCain’s Bermuda Triangle Just months after the Keating Five scandal, John McCain hosted a family reunion at a Bermuda Navy base — on the taxpayer’s dime. Ross TuttleThe NationOctober 28, 2008 InvestigationPolitics McCain’s Kremlin Ties McCain’s tough talk on Russia belies his close ties with Russian oligarchs, including the role played by advisor Rick Davis in advancing Putin’s ambitions in Montenegro. Ari Berman & Mark AmesThe NationOctober 20, 2008 InvestigationJustice, Politics Justice, Bush-Style GOP loyalists have taken over the Justice Department and retooled the civil rights division as a political weapon. Andrew GumbelThe NationOctober 20, 2008 InvestigationPolitics Palin and the Christian Right Sarah Palin’s part in the conservative evangelical invasion of Wasilla, Alaska. Michelle GoldbergThe NationOctober 13, 2008 InvestigationPolitics McCain and the POW Cover-up John McCain never misses an opportunity to tout his Vietnam POW credentials. Then why did he help suppress a real investigation into evidence of POWs left behind? Sydney SchanbergThe NationOctober 6, 2008 InvestigationImmigration, Justice In Arizona, Undocumented Immigrants Face Federal Criminal Charges Drastic changes in immigration enforcement mean that undocumented immigrants who were once allowed to leave voluntarily are now being tried as criminals. David BaconThe NationOctober 6, 2008 InvestigationEnvironment, World The Wrong Path to Conservation Conservation International attracted $6 million to protect marine life in Papua New Guinea. Instead, they secured little more than plush offices and first class travel. Mark DowieThe NationSeptember 29, 2008 InvestigationPolitics, World How the VA Abandons Our Vets The burden of proof rests on injured vets to show their wounds are “service-connected” before they can access benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Joshua KorsThe NationSeptember 15, 2008 1 … 16 17 18 … 21
InvestigationPolitics, World A My Lai a Month A multiyear investigation into Operation Speedy Express uncovers a pattern of civilian slaughter by the US military during Vietnam whose carnage dwarfs My Lai. Nick TurseThe NationDecember 1, 2008
InvestigationPolitics, World The Vietnam Exposé That Wasn’t A 1972 Newsweek article could have exposed US killing of Vietnamese civilians on a massive scale — but editors there excised much of the reporting, fearing to antagonize President Nixon. Nick TurseThe NationNovember 13, 2008
InvestigationPolitics McCain’s Bermuda Triangle Just months after the Keating Five scandal, John McCain hosted a family reunion at a Bermuda Navy base — on the taxpayer’s dime. Ross TuttleThe NationOctober 28, 2008
InvestigationPolitics McCain’s Kremlin Ties McCain’s tough talk on Russia belies his close ties with Russian oligarchs, including the role played by advisor Rick Davis in advancing Putin’s ambitions in Montenegro. Ari Berman & Mark AmesThe NationOctober 20, 2008
InvestigationJustice, Politics Justice, Bush-Style GOP loyalists have taken over the Justice Department and retooled the civil rights division as a political weapon. Andrew GumbelThe NationOctober 20, 2008
InvestigationPolitics Palin and the Christian Right Sarah Palin’s part in the conservative evangelical invasion of Wasilla, Alaska. Michelle GoldbergThe NationOctober 13, 2008
InvestigationPolitics McCain and the POW Cover-up John McCain never misses an opportunity to tout his Vietnam POW credentials. Then why did he help suppress a real investigation into evidence of POWs left behind? Sydney SchanbergThe NationOctober 6, 2008
InvestigationImmigration, Justice In Arizona, Undocumented Immigrants Face Federal Criminal Charges Drastic changes in immigration enforcement mean that undocumented immigrants who were once allowed to leave voluntarily are now being tried as criminals. David BaconThe NationOctober 6, 2008
InvestigationEnvironment, World The Wrong Path to Conservation Conservation International attracted $6 million to protect marine life in Papua New Guinea. Instead, they secured little more than plush offices and first class travel. Mark DowieThe NationSeptember 29, 2008
InvestigationPolitics, World How the VA Abandons Our Vets The burden of proof rests on injured vets to show their wounds are “service-connected” before they can access benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Joshua KorsThe NationSeptember 15, 2008