AnalysisBusiness, Politics Lobbyists Rally to Ensure Brokers Can Scam Your 401k Lobbyists for the broker-dealer industry want to ensure they don’t have to have your best financial interests in mind when advising you on your 401k. Lee FangJuly 15, 2013
NewsBusiness Think Tank Releasing Rival Bangladesh Safety Accord Funded by Walmart Retailers are poised to unveil a rival plan, one already panned by critics as a smokescreen designed to help them skirt responsibility for fixing factory “death traps.” Lee FangJuly 9, 2013
InvestigationJustice, World Former Chad Leader Charged With War Crimes Ronald Reagan’s support for the dictator — accused of killing and torturing his opponents — offers a cautionary tale for American intervention. Michael BronnerThe GuardianJuly 3, 2013
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics, World Troubled Waters Canada’s Experimental Lakes project has influenced environmental policy around the world. So why would the Harper government abandon it? Peter Andrey SmithThe WalrusJuly 1, 2013
AnalysisJustice, Labor Sexism in Media: Not Just an ‘Atmosphere’ It was with disgust and not a little despair that I watched this week as the New Republic’s Isaac Chotiner tried to pin Politico’s editors to the mat for much-chattered-about allegations of sexism in the newsroom… Sarah BlustainJune 21, 2013
NewsBusiness, Environment TransCanada Is Spying on Keystone XL Opponents TransCanada, the company behind the construction of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, is stirring up trouble in Nebraska as it warns local law enforcement authorities that activists and landowners opposed to the project are a potential security threat… Adam FedermanJune 20, 2013
InvestigationImmigration, Justice, Labor Trabajadoras del Campo: Víctimas de Abuso Sexual El acoso y abuso sexual son generalizados entre las indocumentadas en los Estados Unidos. Joseph SorrentinoLa Jornada del CampoJune 15, 2013
NewsEnvironment, Politics After Resisting, Mayor Proposes Disaster Registry New York City is moving toward creating a registry of vulnerable residents who require special assistance during disasters, aiming to address a critical gap in emergency response exposed in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy…. Sasha ChavkinJune 14, 2013
InvestigationEnvironment, World Glaciers for Sale A global warming get-rich-quick scheme McKenzie FunkHarper'sJune 14, 2013
AnalysisTechnology How Spy Agency Contractors Have Already Abused Their Power “I, sitting at my desk, certainly had the authorities to wiretap anyone, from you, or your accountant, to a federal judge, to even the President if I had a personal email,” Edward Snowden, the Booz Allen Hamilton whistleblower, told The Guardian… Lee FangJune 11, 2013