ImpactJournalism HBO Likes The Investigative Fund On Sunday night HBO aired the Season 3 premier of Treme, David Simon’s post-Katrina ode to New Orleans. (If Simon’s name sounds familiar, it’s because he was the creator of The Wire… Jayati VoraSeptember 26, 2012
AnalysisJustice Bronx DA Bucks Stop-and-Frisk One thing you can’t say about Robert Johnson is that he has shied away from positions that irritate cops and their allies. Personally opposed to capital punishment, the Bronx district attorney in 1996 withstood incredible public pressure and… Jarrett MurphySeptember 26, 2012
InvestigationPolitics The Kochs’ Ground Game Under the radar, the faux grassroots group Americans for Prosperity is pulling out all the stops to defeat Obama. Lee FangThe NationSeptember 26, 2012
InvestigationBusiness Is the Payday Loan Business on the Ropes? Online lending is poised to take over the payday loan industry. But according to a lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission, those loans just may violate federal law. John SandmanReutersSeptember 21, 2012
AnalysisJustice, World Empty Milestones in Ivory Coast? This month marks the one-year anniversary of the creation of Ivory Coast’s Commission for Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation, but the results have been underwhelming… Robbie Corey-BouletSeptember 20, 2012
NewsImmigration, Justice Investigating Immigrant Detention On September 9, InvestigateWest, an independent investigative journalism nonprofit, published a massively researched report on immigration policy in the Northwest… Eric WuestewaldSeptember 19, 2012
InvestigationEnvironment, Health Is New York Drenched in Monsanto’s Roundup? Despite piles of research suggesting that Roundup is dangerous, the Big Apple douses its parks with the stuff. Anna LenzerMother JonesSeptember 17, 2012
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics Mitt Romney, Monsanto Man In his Bain years, the GOP nominee helped fashion Monsanto into a biotech giant. What would the notorious purveyor of genetically modified foods get from a Romney presidency? Wayne BarrettThe NationSeptember 13, 2012
InvestigationJustice, World A Ghost Town Counting Its Dead One of the first journalists to enter the Syrian town of Daraya after the slaughter finds a desperate search for lost relatives. Janine di GiovanniThe GuardianSeptember 8, 2012
InvestigationPolitics Paul Ryan Quietly Requested Obamacare Cash The GOP veep candidate loves to rail against Obamacare. But in December 2010, he requested grant money for a health clinic in his Wisconsin district — a grant funded by Obama’s Affordable Care Act. Lee FangThe NationSeptember 5, 2012