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
InvestigationWorld A Kidnapping’s Aftermath After New York Times reporter David Rohde’s escape, Taliban factions turned on one another — and Pakistan’s ISI stepped in to arbitrate. Aram RostonThe NationNovember 18, 2010
InvestigationBusiness City of Ruins Camden, New Jersey, was once an industrial giant, employing tens of thousands in its shipyards and factories. Now it’s a poster child for postindustrial decay — and its streets are filled with the unemployed. Chris Hedges & Joe SaccoThe NationNovember 9, 2010
InvestigationImmigration, Politics Children of the Exodus US immigration officials deport tens of thousands of unaccompanied children to Mexico each year, many of whom grew up in the United States. What, exactly, becomes of them? Melissa del BosqueThe Texas ObserverNovember 4, 2010
InvestigationJustice, Politics The Wisconsin Right’s Voter-Suppression Scheme The myth of widespread voter fraud by liberals is commonplace among Republicans. Now evidence emerges of voter suppression efforts by Tea Partiers. Sarah PosnerThe NationNovember 1, 2010
InvestigationPolitics How Rand Paul Learned to Love the GOP Tea Party darling Rand Paul ran as a Republican outsider. But now he needs GOP insider Mitch McConnell in order to win. Dan Bischoff gets inside the tensions of this forced political marriage. Dan BischoffAlterNetOctober 29, 2010
InvestigationImmigration, Justice, Politics Nativist Militias Get a Tea-Party Makeover The Minutemen were the nation’s largest border vigilante group before financial scandals and criminal violence tore them apart. Now former leaders are bringing their anti-immigrant politics inside the Tea Party. Gaiutra BahadurThe NationOctober 28, 2010
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics Against the Grain President Obama supports billions of dollars in ethanol subsidies, arguing in part that it boosts rural economies. But the evidence shows it only benefits large-scale industrial production and cornbelt politicians — not local American farmers. Heather RogersWashington MonthlyOctober 26, 2010
InvestigationPolitics The Right’s Civil War Nationwide, Republicans are courting Tea Partiers hard. But in Florida, the GOP has sued to keep them off the ballot. Tristram KortenAlterNetOctober 26, 2010