InvestigationJustice Tiny Little Laws A plague of sexual violence persists in Indian Country — while law enforcement turns a blind eye. Kathy DobieHarper'sJanuary 19, 2011
InvestigationWorld The Will to Resist Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan Dahr JamailHaymarket BooksJanuary 12, 2011
InvestigationEnvironment Drugs in the System There are half a million foster kids in the U.S. and they’re prescribed antipsychotics nine times more often than their counterparts. Does this unregulated system financially reward overmedication? Sarah Fitzpatrick & Mar CabraNeed to KnowJanuary 7, 2011
InvestigationJustice, Politics Military Sexual Abuse ‘Staggering’ Despite a “zero-tolerance” policy, rapes in the military are on the rise — and evidence shows that officials go to great lengths to protect the perpetrators. Part 2 of a 2-part series. Read part 1 here. Dahr JamailAl JazeeraDecember 23, 2010
InvestigationEnvironment Risky Business: EPA Builds List of Potentially Dangerous Chemicals The EPA is preparing a list of pollutants that contribute to neurological disorders; some compounds on their list are ubiquitous in household products, drinking water, medicine, and within the environment. Sheila KaplanPolitics DailyDecember 21, 2010
InvestigationJustice, World Rape Rampant in US Military Statistics and soldiers’ testimonies reveal a harrowing epidemic of sexual assault in the US military. Part 1 of a 2-part series. Read part 2 here. Dahr JamailAl JazeeraDecember 21, 2010
InvestigationJustice A Shtetl Divided In the 1990s, the NYPD often clashed with Brooklyn’s Hasidic community. Now the community’s own para-police forces, the Shmira and the Shomrim, are at war with each other. Matthew ShaerHarper'sDecember 13, 2010
InvestigationEnvironment, World Indonesia’s Billion-Dollar Climate Experiment Can rich nations pay a corruption-riddled government to protect its rainforests? A close look at a new UN program to reduce deforestation around the globe. Robert EshelmanMother JonesDecember 6, 2010
InvestigationBusiness Books After Amazon Missing buy buttons, rigged search results, and other strong-arm tactics enabled Amazon to offer steep discounts on books. But at what cost? Onnesha RoychoudhuriThe Boston ReviewNovember 23, 2010
InvestigationJustice, Politics The Tea Party’s Armed Extremists In places like rural Montana, the Tea Party is working hand-in-glove with Patriot movement radicals — many of whom have close ties to white supremacists and anti-government armed militias David NeiwertAlterNetNovember 22, 2010