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
InvestigationPolitics, World The Vietnam Exposé That Wasn’t A 1972 Newsweek article could have exposed US killing of Vietnamese civilians on a massive scale — but editors there excised much of the reporting, fearing to antagonize President Nixon. Nick TurseThe NationNovember 13, 2008
InvestigationJustice, Politics Obama’s big win obscured ongoing voting problems Just because it wasn’t a nightmare scenario like the 2000 Florida recount doesn’t mean there weren’t systemic problems on voting day. Art LevineThe New Mexico IndependentNovember 8, 2008