InvestigationWorld New East, Old Wisdom As a pervasive Chinese influence encroaches on Tibetan refugees’ daily lives in Nepal, the frustrated and restless younger Tibetan generation is moving toward war. Greg BrunoPRI (Public Radio International)July 16, 2010
ImpactJustice Congratulations to IFUND Reporters Great news! For the second year in a row, an Investigative Fund reporter has won the Planned Parenthood’s Maggie Award. Jayati VoraJuly 16, 2010
ImpactJustice Feds Charge Man as New Orleans Inquiry Turns to Vigilante Violence The federal investigation into what occurred in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina entered a new phase today with civil rights charges against Roland J. Bourgeois Jr., a white man who prosecutors said opened fire on a trio of African-American males. A.C. ThompsonJuly 16, 2010
ImpactJustice Hate Crimes Indictments in Herrington Case A New Orleans man, Roland Bourgeois, was charged today with hate crimes in an armed attack on Donnell Herrington in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, a crime first reported by The Investigative Fund. Esther KaplanJuly 15, 2010
NewsEnvironment, Health Lifesaving Drugs a Menace for Health Workers Pacific Northwest-based investigative unit Investigate West just released a report on the dangers of chemotherapy drugs for American health-care workers. George WarnerJuly 13, 2010
AnalysisBusiness The New Foreclosures: Homes Seized for Unrelated Unpaid Bills NPR did a great piece the other day uncovering a little known law that has caused 10 percent of Texas’s foreclosures… George WarnerJuly 13, 2010
InvestigationWorld American Evangelicals in Kurdistan Evangelicals have established schools, radio stations and churches in northern Iraq — all with the blessings of the Kurdistan government and assistance from U.S. taxpayers. Michael ReynoldsAlterNetJuly 12, 2010
InvestigationPolitics Message Control An unsettling trend of limiting press at major events shows that the Obama White House has regressed on transparency, limiting news access more severely than Bush. Clint HendlerColumbia Journalism ReviewJuly 8, 2010
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