InvestigationWorld A New Deal in Pakistan The rise of a growing and enfranchised middle class may be poised to triumph over the forces of reactionary feudal landlordism in Pakistan. William DalrympleThe New York Review of BooksApril 3, 2008
InvestigationPolitics The Republican War on Voting Using the Department of Justice and its usual propaganda outlets, the GOP has propagated the myth of voter fraud to purge the rolls of non-Republicans. Art LevineThe American ProspectApril 1, 2008
InvestigationPolitics Smearing Obama Obama has made his Christian faith clear and he’s been defended by AIPAC on Israel. But the media keeps repeating the right-wing smears against him. Ari BermanThe NationMarch 31, 2008
InvestigationPolitics Could the Republicans Pick the Democratic Nominee? Some 2.3 million Democrats voted in primaries that broke the rules. Now Republicans may profit from the collateral damage. The untold story of how the GOP rigged Florida and Michigan. Wayne BarrettHuffPostMarch 31, 2008
InvestigationEnvironment, Health, Politics Toxic Trailers Redux: When Did FEMA Know? Internal documents show OSHA detected dangerous levels of formaldehyde in trailers used to house Katrina evacuees as early as 2005 but FEMA distributed them anyway. Deepa FernandesMother JonesMarch 25, 2008
InvestigationWorld Is Iran Winning the Iraq War? Iran’s influence in Iraq is staggering, from the political leadership to the insurgency. But the US is looking the other way. Robert DreyfussThe NationMarch 10, 2008
InvestigationWorld Killing Ourselves in Afghanistan A Taliban commander explains how Bush administration aid to Pakistan helps fund insurgents who kill U.S. troops. Matthew ColeSalon.comMarch 10, 2008
InvestigationEnvironment, Health, Politics Silencing the Scientist A whistleblower at the federal Centers for Disease Control tried to sound the alarm about toxic formaldehyde in FEMA trailers – but faced retaliation instead. Sheila KaplanDan Rather ReportsMarch 4, 2008
InvestigationWorld The Man Who Pushed America to War An unrelenting look at the life and politics of Ahmad Chalabi – the man who helped push America into invading Iraq. Aram RostonNation BooksMarch 3, 2008
InvestigationPolitics Missing: The ‘Right’ Babies The Christian Right warns of a “demographic winter” in Europe – as immigrant birth rates outpace that of white Europeans. Kathryn JoyceThe NationMarch 3, 2008