InvestigationBusiness, World The Battle over Colombia’s Gold As a gold rush sweeps through Colombia, narco-traffickers have turned to the precious metal to make up for lost profits in the drug trade. Nadja DrostViceJanuary 15, 2015
InvestigationJustice When Being Valedictorian Isn’t Enough An increasing emphasis on SAT scores is making it harder for black and Latino students to get into New York City’s best public colleges. Meredith Kolodner & LynNell HancockThe AtlanticJanuary 13, 2015
InvestigationBusiness The State Where Giving Birth Can Be Criminal Tennessee is arresting women for using drugs while pregnant, even though many can’t access drug treatment. Rachael Levy & Rosa GoldensohnThe NationDecember 15, 2014
InvestigationHealth, World Ebola in Liberia An epidemic of rumors. Helen EpsteinThe New York Review of BooksDecember 9, 2014
InvestigationEnvironment Boom! North America’s explosive oil-by-rail problem. Marcus Stern & Sebastian JonesInside Climate NewsDecember 8, 2014
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, World How 4-H Is Helping Big Ag in Africa 4-H claims its Africa program benefits kids — but is it also creating a market for genetically modified corn? Kiera ButlerMother JonesNovember 22, 2014
InvestigationBusiness, Justice School of Hard Knocks Hundreds of thousands of Americans with advanced degrees barely make enough to feed their families. Alissa QuartElleNovember 20, 2014
InvestigationWorld Letter From Libya Smuggling and subterfuge in the North African desert. Sarah A. TopolHarper'sNovember 18, 2014
InvestigationPolitics Flushing Money? Sacramento’s water meter install is one of the costliest city projects ever. And the most expensive aspects may not be necessary. Joe RubinSacramento News and ReviewNovember 13, 2014
InvestigationImmigration The Real Death Valley Hundreds of migrants have died in the sweltering Texas brush—some while waiting hours for Border Patrol to respond to their 911 calls. John Carlos FreyThe Weather ChannelNovember 11, 2014