InvestigationBusiness, World Render Unto Rome An investigation of epic financial intrigue, Render Unto Rome exposes the secrecy and deceit that run counter to the values of the Catholic Church. Jason BerryRandom House, Inc.November 3, 2011
InvestigationBusiness The Turnaround Men A $36 billion Ponzi scheme, a charismatic entrepreneur, an ex-con turned devout Christian, and the politicians — from Michelle Bachmann to Tim Pawlenty — who championed them. Mariah BlakeNew RepublicOctober 27, 2011
InvestigationWorld In the New Gangland of El Salvador Inside the Salvadoran gang las maras, run by former U.S. immigrants who started gangs in LA and — once deported — brought their violent ways back home. Alma GuillermoprietoThe New York Review of BooksOctober 24, 2011
InvestigationWorld Angelina Jolie’s Legacy in Cambodia Did actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie do business in Cambodia with a Khmer Rouge war criminal? Douglas GillisonGlobal PostOctober 24, 2011
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Politics Hanford’s Nuclear Option Department of Energy scientists allege catastrophic mismanagement by Bechtel of the costliest environmental cleanup in world history. Joshua FrankSeattle WeeklyOctober 19, 2011
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics, World Bolivia’s March Against Evo Morales Bolivia’s president, Evo Morales, the country’s first indigenous head of state, faces a major challenge from his allies over plans to build a highway in the Amazon. Jean Friedman-RudovskyTimeOctober 17, 2011
InvestigationEnvironment Deep Cuts North Carolina’s Triangle Land Conservancy was set up to protect trees and forests on the lands it acquires. So why is it logging them instead? Laura HerbstIndependent WeeklyOctober 12, 2011
InvestigationWorld The Strange Power of Qatar A look at the Gulf nation of Qatar and its vexed relationship to the Arab Spring — cheerleading Egyptians and Libyans but silent on protests closer to home. Hugh EakinThe New York Review of BooksOctober 5, 2011
InvestigationImmigration, Politics Alabama’s Divisive Immigration Bill Alabama’s new anti-immigration bill, HB 56, is the most draconian in the nation. And it’s already adversely affecting the local economy. Paul ReyesMother JonesSeptember 28, 2011
InvestigationWorld Fault Lines in Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Evidence emerges of the Muslim Brotherhood’s cooperation with the Egyptian military — sparking tensions between the Brotherhood’s old guard and new. Stephen GlainThe NationSeptember 12, 2011