InvestigationBusiness, Environment, World Green Going Gone Agricultural companies claim to practice sustainable farming in the Paraguayan Chaco — but the ravaged forest tells a different story. Christine MacDonaldRolling StoneJuly 28, 2014
InvestigationJustice In Labor, in Chains The outrageous shackling of pregnant inmates. Audrey QuinnThe New York TimesJuly 27, 2014
InvestigationEnvironment, Justice Sequenced in the USA A desperate town hands over its DNA. Amanda WilsonPacific StandardJuly 25, 2014
InvestigationWorld In the Heart of Mysterious Oman While other Persian Gulf states fight a proxy war with Iran, Oman is ushering in an era of cooperation. Hugh EakinThe New York Review of BooksJuly 23, 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
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