InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Politics Tennessee’s Dirty Data The Tennessee Valley Authority appears to have manipulated science to downplay water contamination caused by a massive coal ash disaster. Kelly HearnThe NationApril 20, 2009
InvestigationJustice, World Nepalese Minority Poses a Problem for Bhutan Refugee camps in Nepal have become breeding grounds for a fledgling militancy, whose adherents seek to overthrow Bhutan’s monarchy. Don DuncanSan Francisco ChronicleApril 19, 2009
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Politics The Dirt on Clean Coal Despite PR claims of a new commitment to sustainability, the biggest coal companies have spent only a fraction of their profits to reduce carbon emissions. Ari BermanThe NationApril 13, 2009
InvestigationJustice, World Iraq’s Invisible Refugees Hardship and trauma mark the lives of 2 million Iraqis — more than a sixth of the population — forced into exile since the American invasion in 2003. Ann JonesThe NationMarch 9, 2009
InvestigationBusiness Predatory Lending with a Smiley Face The biggest winners in the government’s $275 billion homeowner bailout may be the very mortgage brokers responsible for creating the disaster. Alyssa KatzSalon.comMarch 4, 2009
InvestigationBusiness, Politics Cafeteria Kickbacks Whistleblowers and company documents reveal that global food-service provider Sodexo has taken hundreds of millions of dollars of kickbacks from suppliers. Lucy KomisarIn These TimesMarch 1, 2009
InvestigationEnvironment Toxic Coal in Tennessee A toxic Tennessee spill shows clean coal is an oxymoron: though technology can restrict atmospheric emissions, toxins simply get transferred into waste water and coal ash. Kelly HearnThe NationFebruary 23, 2009
AnalysisWorld Blasts in Iraq Aren’t News Anymore At the front desk, the hotel manager tells me to settle up my tab; it’s been a long time and the bill is rising. “Tomorrow,” I tell him… Shane BauerFebruary 21, 2009
InvestigationPolitics The Loan Ranger Prospects are dim for President Obama’s plan to ease troubled mortgages, as most loan modifications have only dug homeowners deeper into debt. Alyssa KatzThe Big MoneyFebruary 17, 2009
InvestigationWorld Pakistan in Peril The Taliban’s advance, the Afghan blowback and continued suicide bombings show that the U.S. “war on terror” has further destabilized Pakistan. William DalrympleThe New York Review of BooksFebruary 12, 2009