InvestigationImmigration, Labor Bound for America Enticed by unscrupulous recruiters, saddled with thousands of dollars of debt, and working in exploitive, often abusive conditions, guest workers in the United States are legal — but vulnerable to a modern form of indentured servitude. John BoweMother JonesMay 5, 2010
AnalysisWorld World Press Freedom Day “Countless journalists have been harassed, threatened and killed. It has been my honour to belong to all those categories and now especially the last,” wrote Sri Lankan journalist Lasantha Wickramatunga in an editorial published three days after his death. Chantal FloresMay 3, 2010
NewsBusiness, Environment Investigative Pieces Probe Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill An array of investigative pieces have appeared on both the ProPublica website and in The Wall Street Journal about the recent deadly oil spill off the Gulf of Mexico. Jayati VoraMay 3, 2010
InvestigationWorld The Continuation of Poverty Jeffrey Sachs brought “shock therapy” to the economies of Russia and Poland. Now he’s set out to solve poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. Victoria SchlesingerHarper'sMay 1, 2010
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics EPA Staffers Were Forced to Ignore Science EPA staffers have been forced to ignore relevant science, have lacked key monitoring data on human health and environmental impacts and more, according to the findings of a scientific advisory board. Sheila KaplanPolitics DailyApril 28, 2010
ImpactJournalism Roston Wins Daniel Pearl Award Reporter Aram Roston won the Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting for his Investigative Fund piece, How the US Funds the Taliban, published in The Nation in November 2009. Jayati VoraApril 26, 2010
NewsHealth Get Breast Cancer; Lose Health Insurance Thanks to Lucinda Marshall at Feminist Peace Network for pointing us to an amazing, if demoralizing, investigation into WellPoint… Esther KaplanApril 26, 2010
InvestigationJustice Copley v. Account-ability A 2006 court decision may be protecting California police officers who use excessive force. In Fresno, it has helped 27 officers involved in repeat shootings avoid public scrutiny. (Part 1 in a series.) Ali WinstonColorlines.comApril 24, 2010
InvestigationPolitics The Albany Handshake Experts have ranked New York’s state legislature among the nation’s most dysfunctional. But it’s a dysfunction that works quite well — for some. Christopher KetchamHarper'sApril 22, 2010
Inside TIJournalism Shane Bauer, in Iran Jail, Speaks to Mother Investigative Fund reporter Shane Bauer, and his hiking companions Nora Shourd and Joshua Fattal, who have been in Tehran’s Evin Prison since last summer, were finally able to speak to their parents over the phone. Jayati VoraApril 21, 2010