NewsJustice, World Democracy Now! Interviews Mothers of Jailed American Hikers Six months since their arrest by Iranian officials, Investigative Fund reporter Shane Bauer and his two companions, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal, are still in custody in Tehran…. Jayati VoraFebruary 27, 2010
InvestigationJustice DNA’s Dirty Little Secret DNA is known for its ability to exonerate the innocent. But the use of degraded DNA in cold cases may actually be putting many innocent people in prison. Michael BobelianWashington MonthlyFebruary 24, 2010
InvestigationWorld China’s War on Tibetans in Exile Behind China’s war on Tibetans living abroad is a concerted Chinese offensive to de-legitimise Tibetans in exile — and get local governments to lock them up or deport them. Greg BrunoThe NationalFebruary 18, 2010
InvestigationHealth, Politics EPA: On Nanoparticle Safety, We Know Nothing Nanoparticles are used in medicine, cosmetics, sunscreen, and electronics. Yet safety studies are nearly non-existent. Sheila KaplanPolitics DailyFebruary 18, 2010
InvestigationLabor, Politics Timed Out on Welfare, Many Sell Food Stamps In Connecticut, which has the shortest welfare time limit in the country, desperate families are selling food stamps for pennies on the dollar to cover basic necessities. Seth Freed WesslerColorlines.comFebruary 16, 2010
AnalysisPolitics Tracking Lobbyist Spending on the Local Level The New Mexico Independent, an online-only news organization, has a series of posts tracking lobbyist spending in the state capital, with short entries that include links to pdfs of individual filings. The biggest expenditure is a $9,040 cocktail dinner and breakfast combo… Nicholas KusnetzFebruary 15, 2010
ImpactJustice Justice at Last? Justice may finally be imaginable for Edna Glover and her family. The charred remains of her son Henry were discovered in the burnt hulk of a car on a levee overlooking the Mississippi River a week after Hurricane Katrina… Esther KaplanFebruary 15, 2010
InvestigationJustice, Politics The Abandoned Orphanage The behind-the-scenes story of how The Family brokered a truce between the pro-choice Hillary Clinton and Mother Teresa, the anti-choice nun, by moving Clinton rightward on reproductive rights. Kathryn Joyce & Jeff SharletReligion DispatchesFebruary 12, 2010
Inside TIJournalism Welcome! Welcome to our new website! Now you can see all of our Investigative Fund work in one place — whether it’s exposés of human rights abuses in Iraq, civil rights violations here at home, environmental toxins where we live and work, or… Esther KaplanFebruary 11, 2010
AnalysisBusiness Alt Weekly Pioneered Probe of Prius Dangers Alternative weeklies, those hippie outposts of the old print media, often provide an important outlet for investigative stories that are far ahead of their mainstream competitors. The latest example is the exposure of dangerous design flaws in the Toyota Prius… Joe ConasonFebruary 10, 2010