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InvestigationImmigration, World Torn Apart Nebraska child welfare officials took Maria Luis’s kids, then US immigration officers sent her back to Guatemala. How deportation is tearing apart families. Aaron NelsenIn These TimesDecember 20, 2011
InvestigationEnvironment, Health, Politics How Does Your Water Glow? A politically connected waste management company operates a radioactive waste dump in Texas that sits atop one of North America’s largest aquifers — a recipe for environmental disaster. Laray PolkIn These TimesJuly 1, 2010
InvestigationBusiness, Politics Cafeteria Kickbacks Whistleblowers and company documents reveal that global food-service provider Sodexo has taken hundreds of millions of dollars of kickbacks from suppliers. Lucy KomisarIn These TimesMarch 1, 2009
InvestigationWorld No JROTC Left Behind Are the new wave of public school military academies a veiled attempt to recruit American youth to fight unpopular wars? Allen McDuffeeIn These TimesSeptember 1, 2008
InvestigationJustice Passive Resisters In this sidebar to her story on taser-related deaths, Talvi shows how Taser’s promotional materials demonstrate how to use this “less-than-lethal” weapon on nonviolent protesters. Silja TalviIn These TimesNovember 13, 2006
InvestigationJustice Stunning Revelations: The Untold Story of Taser-Related Deaths There have been 200 Taser-related deaths from 2001 to 2006, leading critics to call for better training and evaluation in their use. Silja TalviIn These TimesNovember 13, 2006
InvestigationJustice Cult of Character The “secular” Character Training Institute is a front for evangelist Bill Gothard’s reconstructionist Christian vision, trying to change America one school, one police force, one city at a time. Silja TalviIn These TimesJanuary 9, 2006