InvestigationBusiness, Justice Gun Politics The NRA’s pro-gun competitors; the rise of concealed carry; and disturbing gun violence in the birthplace of the gun industry are the subjects of these sidebars to “How the Gun Industry Got Rich.” Jarrett MurphyCity LimitsAugust 24, 2012
InvestigationBusiness, Politics Are New York City Gun Laws the Next to Fall? New York City is one of the last places left in America with a rigorous process for handgun permits. And that puts it in the NRA’s crosshairs. (A sidebar to “How the Gun Industry Got Rich.”) Jarrett MurphyCity LimitsAugust 23, 2012
InvestigationBusiness, Politics How the Gun Industry Got Rich The NRA’s dire warnings that the President is a threat to the Second Amendment are bogus — but extremely profitable. See sidebar on New York City gun laws here. Jarrett MurphyThe NationAugust 23, 2012
InvestigationJustice Locked Up Without a Key in New Orleans Seven years after Katrina, poor people in New Orleans who are accused of crimes are being denied counsel — and left to languish behind bars. Karen HouppertThe NationAugust 22, 2012
InvestigationWorld Dissident Thunder How a pro-democracy insurgency — comprised of activists in exile, in prison, or underground — returned to take Burma’s military junta by storm. Delphine SchrankVirginia Quarterly ReviewAugust 13, 2012
InvestigationPolitics Romney Steered a Key Olympic Project to a Friend Did the insider deal violate Romney’s own Salt Lake ethics rules? Wayne BarrettMother JonesJuly 27, 2012
InvestigationEnvironment, World Peruvians Face Off Against Newmont Mining The Colorado-based Newmont Mining Corporation is embroiled in a controversial project in Peru that locals say threatens their water and their future. Bill WeinbergThe ProgressiveJuly 25, 2012
InvestigationImmigration, Justice The Minutemen’s Demise How the murder of a 9-year-old girl and her father caused the implosion of the nativist border-watch movement. David NeiwertAlterNetJuly 23, 2012
InvestigationWorld Rumble in the Jungle As Brazil builds continental infrastructure in South America, indigenous communities fight for their way of life. A photo essay. Noah Friedman-RudovskyForeign PolicyJuly 20, 2012
InvestigationWorld The Bully from Brazil South America’s superpower is the force behind a highway that will bisect Bolivia, part of a continental infrastructure network mired in controversy. Jean Friedman-RudovskyForeign PolicyJuly 20, 2012