InvestigationPolitics The Right Leans In Media-savvy conservative nonprofits take aim and fire at progressive power bases in the states. Lee FangThe NationMarch 28, 2013
InvestigationJustice Gideon and the Decline of the Public Defender Fifty years ago Gideon v. Wainwright gave poor people the right free legal counsel. But in many states, that right now only exists on paper. Karen HouppertAl JazeeraMarch 27, 2013
InvestigationJustice Obama’s Crackdown on Whistle-blowers The NSA Four reveal how a toxic mix of cronyism and fraud blinded the agency in the lead-up to 9/11. Tim ShorrockThe NationMarch 26, 2013
InvestigationJustice Who Shot Valerie Finley? Rodney Stanberry has served 17 years for attempted murder, despite a mountain of exonerating evidence. A tale of what can happen when there’s no DNA. Beth SchwartzapfelThe Boston ReviewMarch 19, 2013
BackstoryJustice The Backstory: Karen Houppert Karen Houppert talks about the fiftieth anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, the case that gave every American the right to an attorney in a criminal trial. Karen HouppertMarch 18, 2013
AnalysisLabor Investigative Reporting’s Gender Problem Thanks to Sheila Coronel for her provocative post earlier this week, “Is Investigative Reporting Dominated by Men?”… Esther KaplanMarch 14, 2013
BackstoryEnvironment, World The Backstory: J. Malcolm Garcia Narrative storyteller and Investigative Fund reporter J. Malcolm Garcia talks about the detailed note-taking he used in his award-winning series on military burn pits, writing down everything, and how to move the story forward. J. Malcolm GarciaMarch 7, 2013
InvestigationWorld When the Jihad Came to Mali How diplomatic and military miscalculations helped sweep Islamic rebels into power. Joshua HammerThe New York Review of BooksMarch 5, 2013
NewsWorld Education Still on Deck at Dominican Academies When sports diversity advocate Charles Farrell first traveled to the Dominican Republic in 2000 as part of a blue-ribbon commission examining how to improve Major League Baseball’s academies there, he was appalled at… Ian GordonMarch 4, 2013
InvestigationWorld Inside Baseball’s Dominican Sweatshop System Teen shortstop Yewri Guillén died the day the Nationals were supposed to ship him to America. Has Major League Baseball learned from the tragedy? Ian GordonMother JonesMarch 4, 2013