InvestigationBusiness, Environment Radioactive Revival in New Mexico Plans to resume uranium mining on Native American lands in New Mexico have sparked fears of renewed environmental destruction, illness and death – along with racial tensions. Shelley SmithsonThe NationJune 29, 2009
InvestigationPolitics, World Iraq’s New Death Squad The first major investigation of Iraq’s Special Operations Forces, the largest special forces outfit ever built by the United States, which functions with near total impunity. Shane BauerThe NationJune 22, 2009
InvestigationBusiness, Politics Tales of Tent City Tent cities like the one in Sacramento aren’t just creatures of the current recession – but products of years of smaller government and social service cuts. Ben EhrenreichThe NationJune 22, 2009
InvestigationJustice, World Neo-Nazis Are in the Army Now With the military loosening its regulations, neo-Nazis are joining its ranks in higher numbers, hoping to gain the skills to fight a domestic race war. Matt KennardSalon.comJune 15, 2009
InvestigationBusiness, Politics, World The Dark Side of Plan Colombia Plan Colombia, the US aid package aimed at fighting the drug trade, appears to have channeled funds to palm oil companies connected to bloody paramilitary commanders. Teo BallvéThe NationJune 15, 2009
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Politics Tennessee Spill: Regulation Hazards The feds have left much environmental regulation to the states. But the coal ash spill in Tennessee raises serious concerns about whether states have the firepower to regulate corporate waste. Kelly HearnThe NationJune 12, 2009
InvestigationBusiness, Politics More Mortgage Madness A Main Street fix depends on mortgage servicers, but Wright finds they are incentivized to foreclose on homes, rather than ever cut back on principal. Kai WrightThe NationMay 18, 2009
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Politics Tennessee Spill: The Dredge Report The Tennessee Valley Authority’s botched efforts to clean up its massive coal ash spill could kill entire fish species, creating a human health threat. Kelly HearnThe NationMay 8, 2009
InvestigationEnvironment, World Can China Catch a Cool Breeze? The planet’s future depends largely on the fate of China’s nascent wind sector—but the increase in renewable energy may not be large or fast enough. Christian ParentiThe NationMay 4, 2009
InvestigationBusiness The List: What the Business Press Did (and Didn’t Do) While the Financial Crisis Was Brewing A comprehensive list of the most significant business press investigations into Wall Street and subprime lenders preceding the crash. Dean StarkmanColumbia Journalism ReviewMay 1, 2009