InvestigationEnvironment, Health, Politics Toxic Trailers Redux: When Did FEMA Know? Internal documents show OSHA detected dangerous levels of formaldehyde in trailers used to house Katrina evacuees as early as 2005 but FEMA distributed them anyway. Deepa FernandesMother JonesMarch 25, 2008
InvestigationWorld Is Iran Winning the Iraq War? Iran’s influence in Iraq is staggering, from the political leadership to the insurgency. But the US is looking the other way. Robert DreyfussThe NationMarch 10, 2008
InvestigationWorld Killing Ourselves in Afghanistan A Taliban commander explains how Bush administration aid to Pakistan helps fund insurgents who kill U.S. troops. Matthew ColeSalon.comMarch 10, 2008
InvestigationEnvironment, Health, Politics Silencing the Scientist A whistleblower at the federal Centers for Disease Control tried to sound the alarm about toxic formaldehyde in FEMA trailers – but faced retaliation instead. Sheila KaplanDan Rather ReportsMarch 4, 2008
InvestigationWorld The Man Who Pushed America to War An unrelenting look at the life and politics of Ahmad Chalabi – the man who helped push America into invading Iraq. Aram RostonNation BooksMarch 3, 2008
InvestigationPolitics Missing: The ‘Right’ Babies The Christian Right warns of a “demographic winter” in Europe – as immigrant birth rates outpace that of white Europeans. Kathryn JoyceThe NationMarch 3, 2008
InvestigationEnvironment, World Slash and Burn In Indonesia, subsidies for biofuel crops have led to the illegal seizure of tribal lands and the destruction of pristine old growth forest. Heather RogersMother JonesMarch 1, 2008
InvestigationPolitics Rigged Trials at Gitmo Col. Morris Davis, former chief prosecutor for Guantánamo’s military commissions, claims process was manipulated by Administration appointees to foreclose the possibility of acquittal. Ross TuttleThe NationFebruary 20, 2008
InvestigationWorld Denial in the Corps Marines with PTSD tend to go untreated by the Corps, developing depression and substance abuse problems. When this leads to charges of misconduct, many end up jailed or discharged without badly needed benefits. Kathy DobieThe NationFebruary 18, 2008
InvestigationPolitics The Hawks’ Last Hurrah? Major policy shifts are afoot as Washington hawks warn Israeli policymakers that they could be on their own on Iran. Laura RozenMother JonesFebruary 8, 2008