InvestigationPolitics Office Politics Inside the PAC teaching corporate America how to make its employees vote for the right candidates and causes. Spencer WoodmanSlate MagazineOctober 16, 2014
NewsJustice Philly Courts Rein in Debt-Collection Campaign The campaign squeezed the city’s poorest residents for old, uncertain, and possibly erroneous debts. Daniel DenvirOctober 9, 2014
AnalysisLabor Why I Crowdfunded My Own Investigative Journalism Project It’s hard out there for a journalist. Robin MartyOctober 7, 2014
InvestigationJustice, Politics Reform Money Pours Into Minn. School Board Race Why are Teach for America and a California billionaire investing in a tiny local election? Sarah LahmIn These TimesOctober 7, 2014
InvestigationJustice Bias in the Box For capital juries across America, race still plays a role in who gets to serve. Dax-Devlon RossVirginia Quarterly ReviewOctober 6, 2014
InvestigationPolitics, World Far-Right Birther’s Secret Funders America’s biggest defense and aerospace contractors are pouring thousands into Frank Gaffney’s “work.” Eli CliftonSalon.comOctober 1, 2014
InvestigationJustice, Politics How to Destroy a Public-School System In Philadelphia, education reformers got everything they wanted. Look where the city’s schools are now. Daniel DenvirThe NationSeptember 30, 2014
InvestigationPolitics Are Venture Capitalists Poised to ‘Disrupt’ Education? Venture capitalists and for-profit firms are salivating over the exploding $788.7 billion market in K-12 education. Lee FangThe NationSeptember 25, 2014
InvestigationWorld The Rise of West African Piracy Despite US military efforts, maritime insecurity has been markedly on the rise in the Gulf of Guinea. Nick TurseTomDispatchSeptember 25, 2014
NewsTechnology How Digital Media Affects Investigative Reporters Worldwide A new study details both the risks and opportunities created by media innovation in the past ten years. Allison PohleSeptember 22, 2014