InvestigationImmigration, Justice, World US Asylum Seekers in Liberian Prisons A US policy of criminalizing undocumented immigrants has led deportees to be jailed and ostracized once they’re returned. Deepa Fernandes & Abdulai BahThe NationFebruary 2, 2012
InvestigationBusiness A Narrowed Gaze Once the middle class started investing in stocks, business news narrowed its focus to investor concerns, going back to its early 20th century roots as a servant of the markets. Dean StarkmanColumbia Journalism ReviewFebruary 1, 2012
InvestigationPolitics The GOP’s New Southern Strategy Republicans are using the redistricting process to undermine minority voting power and ensure their party’s dominance. Ari BermanThe NationJanuary 31, 2012
NewsJustice Cruel and Unusual Punishment The latest edition of Dart Society Reports, the publication of the organization for journalists who cover violence, has as its cover story a chilling account of solitary confinement in America. Jayati VoraJanuary 30, 2012
InvestigationPolitics Paid for by Sheldon Adelson Newt Gingrich went from Middle East moderate to saber-rattling hawk after Sheldon Adelson’s millions began flowing into the candidate’s coffers. Wayne BarrettThe Daily BeastJanuary 18, 2012
NewsJustice, World Cambodia Rejects UN Genocide Judge New York — In another blow to investigations for alleged genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, Cambodian officials are set to reject a United Nations judge nominated for a court created for the crimes of the Khmer Rouge, officials said. Douglas GillisonJanuary 15, 2012
BackstoryWorld The Backstory: Kiera Feldman Kiera Feldman talks about immersion journalism, how she decided join a Birthright trip to Israel, what it was like to watch Birthrighters “check their liberalism at Zionism’s door,” and the responses to her piece from the Jewish media. Kiera FeldmanJanuary 13, 2012
InvestigationBusiness A Home Owners’ Revolt Against the Banks MERS, the massive registry that tracks sales of mortgages, just may provide a loophole allowing homeowners to escape foreclosure. Christopher KetchamHarper'sJanuary 10, 2012
InvestigationImmigration, Labor, Politics NAFTA’s Human Costs NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, was hailed as a boon to economies on both sides of the border. A look at the policy’s human costs. David BaconThe Investigative FundJanuary 10, 2012
InvestigationJustice, World Mexico’s Anti-Abortion Backlash In just two years, half of Mexican states passed extreme fetal-rights amendments — and women are serving time in jail for suspected abortions. Mary CuddeheThe NationJanuary 4, 2012