InvestigationPolitics, World A My Lai a Month A multiyear investigation into Operation Speedy Express uncovers a pattern of civilian slaughter by the US military during Vietnam whose carnage dwarfs My Lai. Nick TurseThe NationDecember 1, 2008
InvestigationBusiness From Kurdistan to K Street How small-time businessman Shlomi Michaels became a key middleman in Washington’s covert foreign policy machine. Laura RozenMother JonesNovember 18, 2008
InvestigationPolitics, World The Vietnam Exposé That Wasn’t A 1972 Newsweek article could have exposed US killing of Vietnamese civilians on a massive scale — but editors there excised much of the reporting, fearing to antagonize President Nixon. Nick TurseThe NationNovember 13, 2008
InvestigationJustice, Politics Obama’s big win obscured ongoing voting problems Just because it wasn’t a nightmare scenario like the 2000 Florida recount doesn’t mean there weren’t systemic problems on voting day. Art LevineThe New Mexico IndependentNovember 8, 2008
InvestigationPolitics After Obama Victory, Hard Lessons from the ACORN Smear Campaign A new wave of vote suppression followed the Republican Party’s attacks against ACORN. Art LevineAlterNetNovember 7, 2008
InvestigationPolitics Activists Fear Long Voting Lines in Virginia Virginia Governor Tim Kaine failed to provide enough voting machines and poll workers to meet the expected explosion in turnout in minority precincts. Art LevineThe Washington IndependentNovember 3, 2008
InvestigationPolitics Aish HaTorah’s New ‘Obsession’ Aish HaTorah’s New ‘Obsession' Sarah PosnerThe Jewish WeekOctober 29, 2008
InvestigationPolitics McCain’s Bermuda Triangle Just months after the Keating Five scandal, John McCain hosted a family reunion at a Bermuda Navy base — on the taxpayer’s dime. Ross TuttleThe NationOctober 28, 2008
InvestigationEnvironment, Health, Politics Northern Exposure Sarah Palin promised to advocate for special-needs children once elected, but in Alaska she has refused to limit toxins that cause fetal abnormalities. Sheila Kaplan & Marilyn Berlin SnellNew RepublicOctober 28, 2008
InvestigationPolitics McCain’s Kremlin Ties McCain’s tough talk on Russia belies his close ties with Russian oligarchs, including the role played by advisor Rick Davis in advancing Putin’s ambitions in Montenegro. Ari Berman & Mark AmesThe NationOctober 20, 2008