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
InvestigationBusiness A Hole in the American Dream Between black and white working-age families, the wealth gap is now $236,500. And home equity lies at the root. Dean StarkmanNew RepublicJune 30, 2014
InvestigationBusiness Lax Compliance With Post-Hevesi Code Protections put in place after the 2010 pension-investment scandal are often ignored. Matthew Cunningham-CookCity LimitsJune 26, 2014
InvestigationBusiness, Politics The Fracking Candidate It’s all in the family for Rep. Shelley Moore Capito. Lee FangThe National MemoJune 25, 2014
InvestigationPolitics Cantor Pollster’s Other Counting Problem He was ridiculed for forecasting a 30-point win for Eric Cantor. But John McLaughlin’s advocacy research doesn’t end there. Eli CliftonSalon.comJune 24, 2014
InvestigationJustice Running the Gauntlet Without buffer zones to protect patients and providers, one abortion clinic in Kentucky offers a cautionary tale. Robin MartyPolitico MagazineJune 10, 2014