ImpactImmigration, Justice Story Sparks OIG Investigation In March 2012, The Investigative Fund and PBS’ Need to Know launched an investigation into the death of undocumented immigrant Anastasio Hernandez Rojas at the hands of US border patrol agents. This week … John Carlos FreyOctober 19, 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
ImpactJournalism HBO Likes The Investigative Fund On Sunday night HBO aired the Season 3 premier of Treme, David Simon’s post-Katrina ode to New Orleans. (If Simon’s name sounds familiar, it’s because he was the creator of The Wire… Jayati VoraSeptember 26, 2012
AnalysisJustice Bronx DA Bucks Stop-and-Frisk One thing you can’t say about Robert Johnson is that he has shied away from positions that irritate cops and their allies. Personally opposed to capital punishment, the Bronx district attorney in 1996 withstood incredible public pressure and… Jarrett MurphySeptember 26, 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