AnalysisEnvironment, Health Cracks Appear in Texas’ RadWaste Program Thanks to outspoken Texas politicians like Gov. Rick Perry and Rep. Joe Barton — who preach that regulation and oversight kills jobs — the state has garnered a reputation for being hostile toward health concerns, environmental controls and federal intervention. Laray PolkJuly 7, 2010
AnalysisPolitics McChrystal, Hastings, and the Culture of Dependence Plenty of noise erupted after Michael Hastings’ Rolling Stone profile of General Stanley McChrystal hit the Web two weeks ago. Lara Logan slammed him for betraying what she views as the sacred trust between those in… Brian PalmerJuly 5, 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
AnalysisJustice Chicago’s Burge convicted, thanks in part to John Conroy It’s a moment that seemed like it would never come. But yesterday former Chicago police commander Jon Burge was convicted for perjury and obstruction of justice related to his years-long practice of torturing… Esther KaplanJune 29, 2010
Inside TIJournalism Ask [Kai Wright] About Gay Youth in New York The New York Times is recognizing one of our favorite Investigative Fund reporters, Kai Wright, whose stories “The Subprime Swindle,” “More Mortgage Madness,”… Jayati VoraJune 28, 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
AnalysisPolitics A Backstory We Like Most everyone has probably read freelance reporter Michael Hastings’ high-impact profile in Rolling Stone of the (now former) top commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal. Jayati VoraJune 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