Inside TIJournalism IFUND Reporter on Human Trafficking and Media Panel Some of you may remember our two-part series last fall on sex trafficking in The Nation (for those who aren’t, I highly recommend reading it, even if you can’t make it to the event). Jayati VoraJune 9, 2010
InvestigationBusiness God, Science and Philanthropy With its deep pockets, the Templeton Foundation is rewriting the academic landscape by giving scientific legitimacy to religion. And the new chairman of the ‘nonpartisan’ group has strong ties to the far right. Nathan SchneiderThe NationJune 3, 2010
InvestigationLabor, World Mexico’s Squid Sweatshops Much of the squid sold in the United States was processed in horrendous conditions in Mexico. Welcome to the Santa Rosalia factory in Baja California Sur. Virginia Sole-SmithThe ProgressiveMay 28, 2010
InvestigationJustice Not a Lone Wolf Scott Roeder is now serving a life term for murdering abortion doctor George Tiller. But did he really act alone? Amanda RobbMs.May 27, 2010
InvestigationWorld Letter from Kathmandu Since 2006, when Nepal’s monarchy teetered, Kathmandu has been building a nascent democracy while wedged in a proxy battle between China and India. Greg BrunoForeign AffairsMay 27, 2010
AnalysisBusiness, Labor Regulators Charged with BP Oversight Used Porn, Crystal Meth on the Job No comment necessary. Nice story, AP. Esther KaplanMay 26, 2010
Inside TIJournalism Bauer and Friends Receive Family Visit After long weeks of waiting, the mothers of Investigative Fund reporter Shane Bauer and his two companions, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal, imprisoned in Tehran since their arrest near the Iraq/Iran border in late July… Jayati VoraMay 20, 2010
ImpactJustice After Sex Abuse, Bribery, the Vatican Takes a New Tone In recent months a string of sex abuse scandals have rocked the Vatican, the latest of which, broken by the Investigative Fund’s Jason Berry… Marissa Colon-MargoliesMay 18, 2010
NewsBusiness, Environment In the Shadow of BP, Small Spills Abound As we highlighted last week, the federal government and news organizations have responded to the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico with a flurry of hearings, reports, and investigations… Nicholas KusnetzMay 14, 2010
InvestigationBusiness, Politics When Whistle-blowers Fight Back During the boom, banks didn’t want to hear they were being ripped off. One internal fraud investigator, BB&T’s Amy Stroupe, paid a high price. (Read part 1 of this 2-part series here.) Michael W. HudsonThe Big MoneyMay 13, 2010