InvestigationBusiness, Justice For Women, Home Ownership Became a Debt Trap Women’s large-scale entry into home ownership coincided with the advent of toxic, high-risk instruments in the mortgage market. From financial security to crushed dreams. Part two of a series. (See parts 1 and 3.) Molly M. GintyWomensEnewsJanuary 15, 2010
InvestigationBusiness, Justice In Subprime Fallout, Women Take a Heavy Hit An extensive analysis of mortgage lending data suggests credit-worthy women were unfairly stuck with subprime “toxic” debt said to be for high-risk borrowers. Part one of a series. (See parts 2 and 3.) Molly M. GintyWomensEnewsJanuary 14, 2010
InvestigationJustice Despite Court Ban, Texas Puts Mentally Retarded to Death A Supreme Court ruling barred the execution of mentally retarded inmates, but allowed each state to set its own definition. Texas chose to grant enormous leeway to psychologists, with troubling results. Renée FeltzDemocracy Now!January 12, 2010
InvestigationJustice Mentally disabled inmates remain on death row The Supreme Court’s Atkins decision struck down executions of the mentally retarded. But dozens of mentally disabled men remain on death row in Texas, with few avenues for appeal. Renée FeltzFree Speech Radio NetworkJanuary 11, 2010
InvestigationJustice Cracked Despite a U.S. Supreme Court ban, Texas has continued to send mentally retarded criminals to death row. Will a Mexican immigrant’s case correct this injustice? Renée FeltzThe Texas ObserverJanuary 8, 2010
InvestigationJustice Low IQ Prisoner Faces Execution Bobby Wayne Woods has an IQ of 70, but he’s about to be put to death by the State of Texas, despite a 2002 Supreme Court ban on such executions. Renée FeltzThe Texas ObserverNovember 24, 2009
InvestigationJustice, Politics The Bitter Tears of Johnny Cash As singer Johnny Cash built ties with the American Indian movement, the record industry lashed out — and the FBI began to surveil him as a radical. Antonino D'AmbrosioSalon.comNovember 9, 2009
InvestigationJustice A Heartbeat and a Guitar The story of the collaboration of two distinct yet connected musicians — iconoclast Johnny Cash and little known folk artist Peter LaFarge – and the album they created, Bitter Tears. Antonino D'AmbrosioNation BooksOctober 22, 2009
InvestigationJustice, World A Truth Commission on the Amazon Massacre Weinberg exposes a June 2009 police massacre of indigenous activists opposing oil exploitation in Peru’s Amazon, while protests against a Hunt Oil contract threaten renewed unrest. Bill WeinbergIndian Country TodayOctober 13, 2009