InvestigationPolitics Rep. Vern Buchanan Facing Legal Complaints Rep. Vern Buchanan, a Florida Republican, had seven civil suits filed against him, his executives and his car dealerships for alleged fraud and retaliatory personnel actions. John FriedmanHuffPostAugust 19, 2008
InvestigationWorld Class Struggle in the New China China’s peasants, the victims of land grabs for industrial development, have begun to fight back. Christian ParentiThe NationAugust 18, 2008
InvestigationPolitics Exposing Bush’s Historic Abuse of Power New indications of illegal surveillance conducted by NSA inside the U.S., including a sophisticated database system for monitoring people considered potential threats. Tim ShorrockSalon.comJuly 23, 2008
InvestigationBusiness The Subprime Swindle The mortgage industry’s predatory lending practices are not only destroying home ownership – they’re bankrupting black America. Kai WrightThe NationJuly 14, 2008
InvestigationPolitics John McCain’s Voodoo Reformism McCain’s close ties with lobbyists and corporate interests give the lie to his image as a maverick campaign finance reformer. Ari BermanThe NationJuly 14, 2008
InvestigationBusiness, Politics Why the Economy Went South A reformed Wall Streeter explains where Congress went wrong on lending. Nomi PrinsMother JonesJuly 6, 2008
InvestigationBusiness, Politics Where Credit Is Due: A Timeline of the Mortgage Crisis A field guide to the loan sharks and politicos who got us into the predatory lending mess, from 1913 to 2008 Nomi PrinsMother JonesJuly 1, 2008
InvestigationBusiness, Labor Meet the Wealth Gap The super rich fund think tanks and lobbyists to increase the distance between them and everyone else – while those at the bottom face the economic draft. Gabriel ThompsonThe NationJune 30, 2008
InvestigationWorld Zimbabwe: The Reign of Thuggery Robert Mugabe’s violent and corrupt rule faces its first significant threat in nearly three decades: a loss at the polls. Joshua HammerThe New York Review of BooksJune 26, 2008
InvestigationPolitics McCain’s Secret, Questionable Record John McCain refuses to release his Navy records and had his national security advisor inflate his resume with a bogus promotion. Is the candidate hiding something? Jeffrey KleinHuffPostJune 16, 2008