NewsImmigration, Labor Warning Letter Didn’t Halt Wage Theft in New Mexico Fields New Mexico’s chile pickers and farmworkers are making below state minimum wage, despite warnings from the state’s Department of Workforce Solutions. Joseph SorrentinoJuly 22, 2014
InvestigationHealth, Politics The End of NJ’s Health Centers? If the Affordable Care Act has provided greater access to insurance and health care providers, why is Newark’s largest health center worried its doors might be closing? Kai WrightNJPRJuly 21, 2014
InvestigationPolitics, World The Iranophobia Lobby Machine Neocon think tanks get millions from wealthy donors, which they use to game the system, buy influence — and push for regime change. Eli Clifton & Ali GharibThe NationJuly 17, 2014
AnalysisPolitics, World Is an Israeli Official Spreading Propaganda on Tinder? The Israeli Prime Minister’s office may be using the popular online smartphone dating/hookup app in its public-diplomacy challenge. Eli CliftonJuly 15, 2014
AnalysisPolitics ‘Look No Further Than Your Own Administration’ Over forty journalism groups write to President Obama about transparency. Abbie NehringJuly 15, 2014
InvestigationBusiness, World When Wall Street Went to Africa A New York tycoon won a deal to build a “sustainable” palm oil plantation in Cameroon. What followed were accusations of intimidation, corruption, and bribery. Christiane BadgleyForeign PolicyJuly 11, 2014
InvestigationJustice The Woman Who Took on the DC Police Arrested and placed in a male cellblock, Patti Hammond Shaw faced violence and discrimination. Now she’s changing how police treat transgender people. Nicole PasulkaBuzzFeedJuly 10, 2014
InvestigationJustice, Politics Obama’s Evangelical Gravy Train Taxpayer dollars are bankrolling conservative religious groups, including discredited HIV and pregnancy prevention programs. Andy KopsaThe NationJuly 8, 2014
InvestigationBusiness, Politics The Anti-Pot Lobby’s Big Bankroll Opponents of marijuana-law reform insist that legalization is dangerous — but the biggest threat is to their own bottom line. Lee FangThe NationJuly 3, 2014
InvestigationPolitics King Rex A stock baron goes all in on Missouri politics. And no, he doesn’t like taxes. Lee FangPolitico MagazineJuly 1, 2014