InvestigationJustice, Politics Justice, Bush-Style GOP loyalists have taken over the Justice Department and retooled the civil rights division as a political weapon. Andrew GumbelThe NationOctober 20, 2008
InvestigationJustice, Politics How Sarah Palin Excluded African Americans in Alaska Evidence that Sarah Palin avoided hiring minority staffers and shut out black business owners from Alaska’s oil board Max BlumenthalThe Daily BeastOctober 13, 2008
InvestigationPolitics Palin and the Christian Right Sarah Palin’s part in the conservative evangelical invasion of Wasilla, Alaska. Michelle GoldbergThe NationOctober 13, 2008
InvestigationPolitics Meet Sarah Palin’s Radical Right-Wing Pals Radical separatists Mark Chryson and Steve Stoll helped launch Palin’s political career and won influence in return. “Her door was open,” says Chryson – and it still is. Max Blumenthal & David NeiwertSalon.comOctober 10, 2008
InvestigationPolitics New Footage from Inside Palin’s Church A peek inside the church where Sarah Palin was baptized, plus interviews at an Alaska rally protesting the morning-after contraceptive pill. Max BlumenthalThe Daily BeastOctober 9, 2008
InvestigationPolitics McCain and the POW Cover-up John McCain never misses an opportunity to tout his Vietnam POW credentials. Then why did he help suppress a real investigation into evidence of POWs left behind? Sydney SchanbergThe NationOctober 6, 2008
InvestigationImmigration, Justice In Arizona, Undocumented Immigrants Face Federal Criminal Charges Drastic changes in immigration enforcement mean that undocumented immigrants who were once allowed to leave voluntarily are now being tried as criminals. David BaconThe NationOctober 6, 2008
InvestigationPolitics The Palin Payoff Thanks to Sarah Palin, McCain’s campaign coffers are overflowing with evangelical cash, giving him new clout in battleground states. Bill Berkowitz & Michael ReynoldsAlterNetOctober 1, 2008
InvestigationEnvironment, World The Wrong Path to Conservation Conservation International attracted $6 million to protect marine life in Papua New Guinea. Instead, they secured little more than plush offices and first class travel. Mark DowieThe NationSeptember 29, 2008
InvestigationBusiness, Politics Three Years After Hurricane Katrina, Homelessness Looms Where are families evacuated after Hurricane Katrina supposed to go once FEMA kicks them out of government trailer parks? Deepa FernandesMother JonesSeptember 28, 2008