InvestigationBusiness, Politics The Shadow Lobbying Complex On paper, influence peddling has declined. In reality, it has gone underground. Lee FangThe NationFebruary 20, 2014
InvestigationBusiness, Labor 12-Year-Olds Picking Tobacco Harvesting tobacco exposes workers to as much nicotine as a pack a day of cigarettes. So why is it legal for kids as young as 12 to do this work? Rayner RamirezFusionFebruary 4, 2014
InvestigationJustice, World Inside the Iron Closet What it’s like to be gay in Putin’s Russia amidst an alarming — and frequently violent — government crackdown. Jeff SharletGQFebruary 4, 2014
InvestigationJustice Miscarriage Management The next front in the abortion wars. Lindsay BeyersteinNew RepublicJanuary 30, 2014
InvestigationWorld Our Man in Africa The US championed a bloodythirsty torturer to fight the original war on terror. He’s finally being brought to justice. Michael BronnerForeign PolicyJanuary 22, 2014
InvestigationHealth, Justice Prison: The New Mental Hospital A California measure to reduce prison overcrowding reveals how America is failing some of its most vulnerable. Mike KesslertakepartJanuary 22, 2014
InvestigationBusiness, Immigration Forever Temps Once a bastion of good jobs, manufacturing has gone gaga for temps. Sarah JaffeIn These TimesJanuary 6, 2014
InvestigationJustice Closed Clinics in Texas An appeals court will hear a challenge to the Texas anti-abortion law which has shuttered clinics — forcing women to make tough choices. Lindsay BeyersteinAl Jazeera AmericaJanuary 5, 2014
InvestigationBusiness, Immigration, Labor Stealing Pennies from Chileros Green chiles are a hot commodity, but the fields are overgrown with wage theft. Joseph SorrentinoIn These TimesDecember 17, 2013
InvestigationBusiness, Labor Holiday Crush Life as a temp in California’s Inland Empire, the belly of the online shopping beast. Gabriel ThompsonThe NationNovember 27, 2013