InvestigationBusiness, Environment Free Lolita! Meet the 20-foot wild-born orca who has lived for more than 40 years in an 80-foot tank. David NeiwertSalon.comApril 6, 2014
InvestigationPolitics Double Agent’s Obamacare Sabotage New documents reveal a drug lobby’s president posed as the ACA’s savior — then pumped cash to ALEC in an effort to kill it. Eli CliftonSalon.comApril 2, 2014
InvestigationHealth, Politics ACA Enrollment Deadline Is Here The Affordable Care Act is a hit — according to the Congressional Budget Office. But there are holes in the data. Kai WrightNJPRMarch 31, 2014
InvestigationJustice, Politics Hobby Lobby’s Secret Agenda A string of entities with ties to the craft store chain is quietly pumping tens of millions of dollars into fringe causes. Eli CliftonSalon.comMarch 27, 2014
InvestigationBusiness, Immigration, Labor Border Gridlock Workers are commuting nine hours — each day — to pick your lettuce. John Carlos FreyNBC NewsMarch 25, 2014
InvestigationBusiness, Health, Politics Deductibles, Co-Pays & Costs, Oh My! Would-be insurance subscribers are wrestling with complicated, high-stakes decisions as the clock ticks down. Kai WrightNJPRMarch 14, 2014
InvestigationPolitics Pensiongate? While trumpeting “pension reform,” Governor Chris Christie placed retiree assets in the hands of the hedge fund managers who bankrolled his political career. Lee FangThe NationMarch 14, 2014
InvestigationBusiness The Hard Lessons of Mobile Home U. 1) Raise the rent often. 2) No coin laundry. 3) Don’t be a slumlord. Gary RivlinNew York Times MagazineMarch 13, 2014
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics Poisoned Politics Worker and consumer safety advocates are vastly outgunned by lobbyists for pesticide manufacturers. Lee FangThe NationMarch 13, 2014
InvestigationPolitics CPAC Isn’t As Grassroots As You Think The American Conservative Union’s annual shindig takes big sums from the gun, oil, and cigarette industries. Eli CliftonSlate MagazineMarch 10, 2014