InvestigationPolitics How Bush Broke the Government No government since Watergate has systematically abused power on such a widespread scale as has the Bush administration. An assessment of the damage. Tara McKelvey, Esther Kaplan & Sheila KaplanThe American ProspectJanuary 5, 2009
InvestigationJustice Katrina’s Hidden Race War In post-Katrina New Orleans, armed white residents, shouting racial epithets, opened fire on passersby, shooting at least eleven African Americans seeking refuge. A.C. ThompsonThe NationJanuary 5, 2009
InvestigationJustice Body of Evidence Did the New Orleans police play a role in the grisly death of Henry Glover? Eyewitness testimony and forensic evidence leads straight to NOPD personnel. A.C. ThompsonThe NationJanuary 5, 2009
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics Bad Reactors Despite Obama administration interest in clean nuclear power, most new projects are debacles, with lengthy delays and multibillion-dollar cost overruns. Mariah BlakeWashington MonthlyJanuary 1, 2009
InvestigationJustice Victims and Vigilantes Victims of post-Katrina violence at the hands of white vigilantes describe their experiences in this video. Laura HannaThe NationDecember 18, 2008
InvestigationWorld Democracy and Discontent in Bhutan With the emergence of democracy in Bhutan, signs of discontent are emerging inside this little-known Shangri-La. Don DuncanDecember 8, 2008
InvestigationWorld Alone Among the Ghosts A look behind Roberto Bolaño’s last novel, 2666, and the author’s relationship to reporter Sergio González Rodríguez, who risked his life to uncover the Juarez murders. Marcela ValdesThe NationDecember 8, 2008
InvestigationPolitics Army Builds Fantasy Island in Second Life Four million youth are at play in the virtual 3D world “Second Life,” so the U.S. Army has set up shop there to recruit them. Nick TurseWiredDecember 3, 2008
InvestigationPolitics, World A My Lai a Month A multiyear investigation into Operation Speedy Express uncovers a pattern of civilian slaughter by the US military during Vietnam whose carnage dwarfs My Lai. Nick TurseThe NationDecember 1, 2008
InvestigationBusiness From Kurdistan to K Street How small-time businessman Shlomi Michaels became a key middleman in Washington’s covert foreign policy machine. Laura RozenMother JonesNovember 18, 2008