InvestigationWorld New East, Old Wisdom As a pervasive Chinese influence encroaches on Tibetan refugees’ daily lives in Nepal, the frustrated and restless younger Tibetan generation is moving toward war. Greg BrunoPRI (Public Radio International)July 16, 2010
InvestigationWorld American Evangelicals in Kurdistan Evangelicals have established schools, radio stations and churches in northern Iraq — all with the blessings of the Kurdistan government and assistance from U.S. taxpayers. Michael ReynoldsAlterNetJuly 12, 2010
InvestigationPolitics Message Control An unsettling trend of limiting press at major events shows that the Obama White House has regressed on transparency, limiting news access more severely than Bush. Clint HendlerColumbia Journalism ReviewJuly 8, 2010
InvestigationEnvironment, Health, Politics How Does Your Water Glow? A politically connected waste management company operates a radioactive waste dump in Texas that sits atop one of North America’s largest aquifers — a recipe for environmental disaster. Laray PolkIn These TimesJuly 1, 2010
InvestigationEnvironment, World Toxic Sand: Another Enemy in Afghanistan? US forces in Afghanistan may be facing another enemy: toxic sand. A new Navy study has found returning soldiers have memory loss and difficulty concentrating, which can’t be attributed to brain injuries. Sheila KaplanPolitics DailyJune 25, 2010
InvestigationWorld US Hikers Were Seized in Iraq Two independent eyewitnesses say Iranian forces crossed the border into Iraq to arrest the three Americans last July. Then a rogue officer took over custody. Babak SarfarazThe NationJune 24, 2010
InvestigationWorld None of Us Were Like This Before American Soldiers and Torture Joshua E. S. PhillipsVerso BooksJune 24, 2010
InvestigationWorld Who Killed Roque Dalton? Former Salvadoran revolutionary Joaquin Villalobos has remade himself as an author, commentator and Oxford scholar. But questions remain about his role in the death of the bard of the Latin American left. Ben EhrenreichLondon Review of BooksJune 22, 2010
InvestigationWorld Congressional Investigation Confirms: US Funds Afghan Warlords The congressional report was sparked by an Investigative Fund/Nation magazine probe. Aram RostonThe NationJune 21, 2010
InvestigationJustice Maciel’s Son Details Abuse Raul Gonzalez, son of the late Marciel Maciel Degollado, founder of the Legionaries of Christ, reveals that his father sexually abused him — and charges that the Catholic order facilitated the abuse. Jason BerryNational Catholic ReporterJune 20, 2010