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
BackstoryWorld The Backstory: Shannon Service Shannon Service talks about investigating human trafficking in a foreign country. Shannon ServiceAugust 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
ImpactBusiness The Pink Pyramid’s Digital Trail After Investigative Fund reporter Virginia Sole-Smith’s Harper’s cover story, “The Pink Pyramid Scheme,” hit newsstands two weeks ago, a deluge of blog posts and interviews followed… Robert Owen BrownAugust 9, 2012
AnalysisJustice An Irregular Army Since the War on Terror was declared more than a decade ago, the US military has done all it can to train its troops to fight — but among its ranks lurk some of the most violent neo-Nazis and white supremacists in America. Matt KennardAugust 8, 2012
AnalysisImmigration, Justice State Audit Considered for Escondido On Wednesday August 8, 2012 the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee (JLAC) of California will consider whether to direct the State Bureau of Audits to look into Escondido’s suspect towing and impound programs. California State Senator Christine Kehoe submitted the request to JLAC after an… John Carlos FreyAugust 5, 2012
AnalysisJustice What’s Stop and Frisk Got To Do With It? Many critics of the New York Police Department’s mass stop-and-question or frisk policy focus not on the race of the people stopped but on the sheer volume of encounters. They say this reflects a larger problem for the NYPD: an obsession with metrics. The incredible decrease in crime during the… Jarrett MurphyAugust 3, 2012