InvestigationBusiness, Environment Welcome to Kochworld To see how the Koch brothers’ free-market industry utopia operates, look no further than Corpus Christi, Texas, where the billionaires own two oil refineries. Melissa del Bosque & Jen ReelThe Texas ObserverOctober 25, 2012
InvestigationJustice Behind Clinic Walls How a wave of new state laws mandating ultrasounds and scripting “informed consent” has fundamentally altered the relationship between pregnant women and their doctors. Michelle ChenSalon.comOctober 21, 2012
InvestigationBusiness, Politics Mitt Romney’s Bailout Bonanza How Mitt and Ann made millions — and Mitt’s hedge fund donors made billions — from the auto-industry rescue he condemned. Greg PalastThe NationOctober 18, 2012
InvestigationJustice California’s Cruelest Prisons Solitary confinement is wrong, whether it’s here or in Iran. Shane BauerLos Angeles TimesOctober 18, 2012
InvestigationJustice No Way Out Some human rights groups now call solitary confinement “torture.” Yet the State of California throws thousands of men into solitary for little more than the books they read and the company they keep. Shane BauerMother JonesOctober 18, 2012
InvestigationBusiness, Politics Tagg Team Investors in Tagg Romney’s firm, Solamere Capital, could hit the jackpot if his father wins the presidency. Lee FangThe NationOctober 10, 2012
InvestigationJustice, World An Epidemic of Violence Over the past 15 years, nearly 40 people have been killed in Jamaica because of their sexual orientation. Will the new prime minister make a difference? Tristram KortenPRI (Public Radio International)October 3, 2012
InvestigationPolitics The Kochs’ Ground Game Under the radar, the faux grassroots group Americans for Prosperity is pulling out all the stops to defeat Obama. Lee FangThe NationSeptember 26, 2012
InvestigationBusiness Is the Payday Loan Business on the Ropes? Online lending is poised to take over the payday loan industry. But according to a lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission, those loans just may violate federal law. John SandmanReutersSeptember 21, 2012
InvestigationEnvironment, Health Is New York Drenched in Monsanto’s Roundup? Despite piles of research suggesting that Roundup is dangerous, the Big Apple douses its parks with the stuff. Anna LenzerMother JonesSeptember 17, 2012