InvestigationEnvironment, Politics Great Lakes Danger Zones? A suppressed report documents the impact of industrial contaminants in the Great Lakes – increasing cancer risk and infant mortality. Sheila KaplanThe Center for Public IntegrityFebruary 8, 2008
InvestigationJustice Pity the Man In a new gambit to further restrict women’s reproductive rights, pro-lifers invent “Post-Abortion Syndrome” for men. Sarah BlustainThe NationFebruary 2, 2008
InvestigationPolitics FEMA Covered Up Cancer Risks to Katrina Victims FEMA officials ignored scientific advice about the risks of formaldehyde in thousands of emergency trailers used after Hurricane Katrina. Sheila KaplanSalon.comJanuary 29, 2008
InvestigationPolitics, World Bush’s Iran/Argentina Terror Frame-Up The Bush administration implicated Iran for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Argentina, but a deeper look at the evidence finds no persuasive link. Gareth PorterThe NationJanuary 18, 2008
InvestigationJustice Experts in Terror Expert witnesses in terrorism trials often have deep ideological biases and shallow resumes. Many are also getting lucrative contracts from the Pentagon. Petra BartosiewiczThe NationJanuary 17, 2008
InvestigationWorld The Coddled ‘Terrorists’ of South Florida Anti-Castro Cuban exiles linked to bombings and assassinations are living free – and conducting drills – in Miami. Does the U.S. have a double standard on terrorism? Tristram Korten & Kirk NielsenSalon.comJanuary 14, 2008
InvestigationPolitics Huckabee and Romney Jockey for the Support of the Christian Base How Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney cater to fringe elements in the religious right — and reap generous political benefits. Sarah PosnerThe American ProspectJanuary 3, 2008
InvestigationPolitics Return of the Swift Boaters The operatives behind the campaign that smeared John Kerry’s war service have deep pockets – and they’ve given to Republicans from Mike Huckabee to John McCain. Christopher HayesThe NationJanuary 2, 2008
InvestigationWorld Congo’s Crisis, Congo’s History In Congo up to a thousand people die each day from conflict. How colonial-era militias turned into death squads, terrorizing citizens for the sake of rubber and ivory. Christian ParentiThe New York TimesDecember 27, 2007
InvestigationEnvironment Alaska: Big Oil and the Inupiat Forget Anwar. Oil drilling off the coast nearby is accelerating the destruction of the artic ice shelf, threatening both whales and the indigenous peoples who depend on them. Peter MatthiessenThe New York Review of BooksDecember 27, 2007