InvestigationWorld Disposable Soldiers Chuck Luther is the latest victim of the military willfully misdiagnosing injured soldiers with a “pre-existing” personality disorder — and discharging them without the health benefits they desperately need. Joshua KorsThe NationApril 21, 2010
InvestigationPolitics Bloomberg’s Offshore Millions A charitable foundation controlled by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg shunted hundreds of millions of dollars into offshore tax havens, producing nothing in revenue for the city. Aram RostonNew York ObserverApril 20, 2010
InvestigationBusiness, Environment Green Gone Wrong Are today’s much-touted “green” products — carbon offsets, organic food, biofuels, and eco-friendly cars and homes — really saving the environment? Heather RogersScribnerApril 20, 2010
NewsJustice Jason Berry Interviewed on NPR’s Morning Edition Reporter Jason Berry, whose recent investigation of the Legion of Christ’s Father Marcial Maciel was published in a two-part series in the National Catholic Reporter, was interviewed today on NPR’s Morning Edition. Jayati VoraApril 20, 2010
ImpactJustice New Developments in Post-Katrina Shootings Yet another officer has been implicated in covering up the death of Henry Glover, who died while in the custody of the New Orleans Police Department, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports…. Esther KaplanApril 17, 2010
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics Sapping the Superfund’s Strength As Washington dithers, sites long slated for clean up continue to threaten human health, coating homes and yards with poisonous dust and saturating the air near schools. Sheila Kaplan & Marilyn Berlin SnellThe NationApril 15, 2010
InvestigationBusiness, Environment Offset Buyers Beware To Western consumers, carbon offsets sound good on paper — but the devil is in the details. On the ground, many of these enterprises are dubious at best. Heather RogersThe NationApril 15, 2010
ImpactJournalism I Fund Stories Honored for Best Poverty Reporting Investigative Fund projects “Opportunity Knocks,” Paul Reyes’ piece in the Fall 2009 Virginia Quarterly Review, and “There Goes the Neighborhood” by Alyssa Katz, published in the September 2009 American Prospect, are two of the three finalists for the Harry Chapin Media Award for magazine reporting on poverty and hunger…. Jayati VoraApril 15, 2010
NewsLabor Newspaper Layoffs Aren’t Color-Blind Massive job loses over the last couple of years have fallen particularly hard on people of color, hitting groups already plagued by high unemployment. It turns out this trend applies to the news business too. As daily newspapers continue to hemorrhage staff, these groups are losing out at a higher rate, according to the annual newsroom census by the American Society of Newspapers and Editors. Nicholas KusnetzApril 15, 2010
InvestigationJustice How Father Maciel Built His Empire Mexico City is a flashpoint in the deepening Legion scandal, which reveals how money buys power — and protection — in the Vatican. (Part 2 of 2; read part 1 here). Jason BerryNational Catholic ReporterApril 12, 2010