InvestigationJustice Who Shot Valerie Finley? Rodney Stanberry has served 17 years for attempted murder, despite a mountain of exonerating evidence. A tale of what can happen when there’s no DNA. Beth SchwartzapfelThe Boston ReviewMarch 19, 2013
InvestigationWorld When the Jihad Came to Mali How diplomatic and military miscalculations helped sweep Islamic rebels into power. Joshua HammerThe New York Review of BooksMarch 5, 2013
InvestigationWorld Inside Baseball’s Dominican Sweatshop System Teen shortstop Yewri Guillén died the day the Nationals were supposed to ship him to America. Has Major League Baseball learned from the tragedy? Ian GordonMother JonesMarch 4, 2013
InvestigationImmigration, Justice, Politics How Private Prisons Game Immigration Reform Corrections Corporation of America and Geo Group dominate the big business of immigrant detention. And they’ve made a lot of friends in Washington. Lee FangThe NationFebruary 28, 2013
InvestigationImmigration, Justice, Labor Fear in the Fields For sexual harassers, undocumented farmworkers make the “perfect victims.” Joseph SorrentinoIn These TimesFebruary 27, 2013
InvestigationWorld The Legion of Christ’s Web of Deceit Legion of Christ founder Father Marcial Maciel Degollado abused seminarians for years while enjoying Rome’s support. New court documents indicate a wider cover-up — and a lavish life for Maciel in his final years. Jason BerryNational Catholic ReporterFebruary 19, 2013
InvestigationBusiness, Politics OMB Contender Led Walmart’s Foundation The foundation gives out $175 million a year — often to groups that support Walmart during contentious political disputes. Lee Fang & Josh EidelsonThe NationFebruary 15, 2013
InvestigationWorld Seven Days in Syria Tales of torture from the civil war. Janine di GiovanniGrantaFebruary 11, 2013
InvestigationEnvironment, Immigration, Politics Immigrants in Post-Sandy Limbo Many of Hurricane Sandy’s hardest hit victims aren’t eligible for federal aid. Ray SanchezCity LimitsFebruary 11, 2013
InvestigationPolitics Lack of Authority The city’s public housing agency knew where its disabled and elderly residents lived when Sandy struck. So why weren’t they taken care of? Sasha ChavkinThe New York WorldFebruary 1, 2013