InvestigationImmigration, World Torn Apart Nebraska child welfare officials took Maria Luis’s kids, then US immigration officers sent her back to Guatemala. How deportation is tearing apart families. Aaron NelsenIn These TimesDecember 20, 2011
InvestigationPolitics, World Dictators Rely on DC Front Men Professors and lobbyists tout autocrats from Central Asian countries inside the beltway, skirting disclosure laws. Ken SilversteinSalon.comDecember 14, 2011
InvestigationPolitics How Bahrain Works Washington In the latest twist on lobbying, Middle East autocracies repackage propaganda as “media awareness.” Ken SilversteinSalon.comDecember 8, 2011
InvestigationBusiness, Health, Politics How the Food Industry Eats Your Kid’s Lunch A cozy alliance between companies that manufacture processed foods and companies that serve school meals is making students fat and sick. Lucy KomisarThe New York TimesDecember 3, 2011
InvestigationJustice, World Justice Denied The UN tribunal established to prosecute Khmer Rouge war criminals is in shambles — and those responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands may avoid facing charges. Douglas GillisonForeign PolicyNovember 23, 2011
InvestigationBusiness, Politics Selling Schools Out Under the banner of high-tech progress, corporate lobbyists have rammed through legislation privatizing K-12 education across the country. Lee FangThe NationNovember 17, 2011
InvestigationPolitics Beyond CityTime Mayor Bloomberg has turned over record amounts of city business to private contractors. But has it produced more than contractor profits? Ruth Ford & Adrienne DayCity LimitsNovember 14, 2011
InvestigationHealth, Immigration, Politics, World Haitian Deportees Face Grave Health Risks The Obama administration deports Haitians even though many will be illegally jailed and exposed to cholera — flouting official policy. Jacob KushnerFlorida Center for Investigative ReportingNovember 14, 2011
InvestigationHealth, World Transforming the Global Health Agenda Over the past 30 years, public funding for global health has dried up. Private companies have stepped into the breach, with troubling results. Sonia ShahForeign AffairsNovember 9, 2011
InvestigationBusiness, Health, Politics Milked The United States has finally joined a global consensus about the health benefits of breast milk. So why does a federal agency with huge sway over infant nutrition still pay for most of the infant formula sold in the nation? Molly M. GintyWomensEnewsNovember 7, 2011