InvestigationWorld In the Shadow of the Serengeti To make room for its ecotourism industry, Tanzania is forcing villagers off their land. And a $16,500-a-night “bush-chic” reserve owned by hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones is one of the beneficiaries. Marc PerelmanThe NationJune 14, 2010
InvestigationEnvironment, Health, World Sweet and Lowdown Would you like some deforestation with your organic sugar? Federal organic standards have no problem with that. Heather RogersMother JonesJune 10, 2010
InvestigationBusiness God, Science and Philanthropy With its deep pockets, the Templeton Foundation is rewriting the academic landscape by giving scientific legitimacy to religion. And the new chairman of the ‘nonpartisan’ group has strong ties to the far right. Nathan SchneiderThe NationJune 3, 2010
InvestigationLabor, World Mexico’s Squid Sweatshops Much of the squid sold in the United States was processed in horrendous conditions in Mexico. Welcome to the Santa Rosalia factory in Baja California Sur. Virginia Sole-SmithThe ProgressiveMay 28, 2010
InvestigationJustice Not a Lone Wolf Scott Roeder is now serving a life term for murdering abortion doctor George Tiller. But did he really act alone? Amanda RobbMs.May 27, 2010
InvestigationWorld Letter from Kathmandu Since 2006, when Nepal’s monarchy teetered, Kathmandu has been building a nascent democracy while wedged in a proxy battle between China and India. Greg BrunoForeign AffairsMay 27, 2010
InvestigationBusiness, Politics When Whistle-blowers Fight Back During the boom, banks didn’t want to hear they were being ripped off. One internal fraud investigator, BB&T’s Amy Stroupe, paid a high price. (Read part 1 of this 2-part series here.) Michael W. HudsonThe Big MoneyMay 13, 2010
InvestigationBusiness Silencing the Whistleblowers In-house fraud investigators at some of the nation’s biggest banks and lenders go on the record about how these institutions failed to police themselves in the lead-up to the subprime crisis. (Read part 2 of this series here.) Michael W. HudsonThe Big MoneyMay 10, 2010
InvestigationPolitics Counting on the Census A close look at the race gap in the census, which means large numbers of African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans aren’t counted when budgets and political districts are set. Kai WrightThe NationMay 6, 2010
InvestigationJustice Taser Timeout Taser abuse is rampant at the Jerome Combs Detention Center, an hour south of Chicago. More than 100 inmates were shocked by Tasers over a 28-month period, even though a quarter of the inmates were restrained at the time. Kelly VirellaThe Chicago ReporterMay 5, 2010