InvestigationJustice No Way Out Some human rights groups now call solitary confinement “torture.” Yet the State of California throws thousands of men into solitary for little more than the books they read and the company they keep. Shane BauerMother JonesOctober 18, 2012
InvestigationBusiness, Politics Tagg Team Investors in Tagg Romney’s firm, Solamere Capital, could hit the jackpot if his father wins the presidency. Lee FangThe NationOctober 10, 2012
InvestigationJustice, World An Epidemic of Violence Over the past 15 years, nearly 40 people have been killed in Jamaica because of their sexual orientation. Will the new prime minister make a difference? Tristram KortenPRI (Public Radio International)October 3, 2012
InvestigationPolitics The Kochs’ Ground Game Under the radar, the faux grassroots group Americans for Prosperity is pulling out all the stops to defeat Obama. Lee FangThe NationSeptember 26, 2012
InvestigationBusiness Is the Payday Loan Business on the Ropes? Online lending is poised to take over the payday loan industry. But according to a lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission, those loans just may violate federal law. John SandmanReutersSeptember 21, 2012
InvestigationEnvironment, Health Is New York Drenched in Monsanto’s Roundup? Despite piles of research suggesting that Roundup is dangerous, the Big Apple douses its parks with the stuff. Anna LenzerMother JonesSeptember 17, 2012
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics Mitt Romney, Monsanto Man In his Bain years, the GOP nominee helped fashion Monsanto into a biotech giant. What would the notorious purveyor of genetically modified foods get from a Romney presidency? Wayne BarrettThe NationSeptember 13, 2012
InvestigationJustice, World A Ghost Town Counting Its Dead One of the first journalists to enter the Syrian town of Daraya after the slaughter finds a desperate search for lost relatives. Janine di GiovanniThe GuardianSeptember 8, 2012
InvestigationPolitics Paul Ryan Quietly Requested Obamacare Cash The GOP veep candidate loves to rail against Obamacare. But in December 2010, he requested grant money for a health clinic in his Wisconsin district — a grant funded by Obama’s Affordable Care Act. Lee FangThe NationSeptember 5, 2012
InvestigationWorld Ivory Coast: Victor’s Justice In 2011, post-election violence in Ivory Coast left some 3,000 dead and hundreds of thousands displaced. But the ICC has prosecuted only one side of the bloodshed, giving the victors de facto immunity. Robbie Corey-BouletThe World Policy JournalAugust 31, 2012