NewsBusiness, Labor The Big Beverage Problem A report released last Monday by British NGO War on Want and Unite, Britain’s largest union, “A Bitter Cup,” documents the precarious lives of tea processors and pickers in the developing world. While UK’s socialist daily, the Morningstar, covered the report, it has been for the most part ignored by the media… George WarnerAugust 4, 2010
NewsEnvironment, Health Lifesaving Drugs a Menace for Health Workers Pacific Northwest-based investigative unit Investigate West just released a report on the dangers of chemotherapy drugs for American health-care workers. George WarnerJuly 13, 2010
NewsEnvironment, Health Frisco on the Verge of Signing Law to Post Cell Phone Radiation San Francisco will be the first city in the nation to pass a law requiring that retailers post the “specific absorption rate” or SAR of each cell phone they are selling, the LA Times… Jayati VoraJune 18, 2010
NewsBusiness, Environment Despite BP’s History, Obama Administration Let it Get Away With Murder Tim Dickinson has a meaty investigative piece in Rolling Stone about the regulatory failure at the MMS under President Obama. Despite knowing that the agency was riddled with corruption… Jayati VoraJune 15, 2010
NewsLabor American Apparel Won’t Hire You Unless You’re Hot Nice scoop by Gawker. The website published documentation today of American Apparel’s “Full Body Head to Toe” Employment Policy — that requires… Marissa Colon-MargoliesJune 9, 2010
NewsBusiness, Environment In the Shadow of BP, Small Spills Abound As we highlighted last week, the federal government and news organizations have responded to the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico with a flurry of hearings, reports, and investigations… Nicholas KusnetzMay 14, 2010
NewsBusiness, Environment Investigative Pieces Probe Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill An array of investigative pieces have appeared on both the ProPublica website and in The Wall Street Journal about the recent deadly oil spill off the Gulf of Mexico. Jayati VoraMay 3, 2010
NewsHealth Get Breast Cancer; Lose Health Insurance Thanks to Lucinda Marshall at Feminist Peace Network for pointing us to an amazing, if demoralizing, investigation into WellPoint… Esther KaplanApril 26, 2010
NewsJustice Jason Berry Interviewed on NPR’s Morning Edition Reporter Jason Berry, whose recent investigation of the Legion of Christ’s Father Marcial Maciel was published in a two-part series in the National Catholic Reporter, was interviewed today on NPR’s Morning Edition. Jayati VoraApril 20, 2010
NewsLabor Newspaper Layoffs Aren’t Color-Blind Massive job loses over the last couple of years have fallen particularly hard on people of color, hitting groups already plagued by high unemployment. It turns out this trend applies to the news business too. As daily newspapers continue to hemorrhage staff, these groups are losing out at a higher rate, according to the annual newsroom census by the American Society of Newspapers and Editors. Nicholas KusnetzApril 15, 2010