The Nation InvestigationBusiness, Politics Tales of Tent City Tent cities like the one in Sacramento aren’t just creatures of the current recession – but products of years of smaller government and social service cuts. Ben EhrenreichThe NationJune 22, 2009 InvestigationBusiness, Politics, World The Dark Side of Plan Colombia Plan Colombia, the US aid package aimed at fighting the drug trade, appears to have channeled funds to palm oil companies connected to bloody paramilitary commanders. Teo BallvéThe NationJune 15, 2009 InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Politics Tennessee Spill: Regulation Hazards The feds have left much environmental regulation to the states. But the coal ash spill in Tennessee raises serious concerns about whether states have the firepower to regulate corporate waste. Kelly HearnThe NationJune 12, 2009 InvestigationBusiness, Politics More Mortgage Madness A Main Street fix depends on mortgage servicers, but Wright finds they are incentivized to foreclose on homes, rather than ever cut back on principal. Kai WrightThe NationMay 18, 2009 InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Politics Tennessee Spill: The Dredge Report The Tennessee Valley Authority’s botched efforts to clean up its massive coal ash spill could kill entire fish species, creating a human health threat. Kelly HearnThe NationMay 8, 2009 InvestigationEnvironment, World Can China Catch a Cool Breeze? The planet’s future depends largely on the fate of China’s nascent wind sector—but the increase in renewable energy may not be large or fast enough. Christian ParentiThe NationMay 4, 2009 InvestigationPolitics Casualties of Care A peek inside Project HERO, an ambitious “public-private partnership” at the Veterans Health Administration could threaten the agency’s ability to provide top-notch care. Tara McKelveyThe NationApril 27, 2009 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 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 1 … 14 15 16 … 21
InvestigationBusiness, Politics Tales of Tent City Tent cities like the one in Sacramento aren’t just creatures of the current recession – but products of years of smaller government and social service cuts. Ben EhrenreichThe NationJune 22, 2009
InvestigationBusiness, Politics, World The Dark Side of Plan Colombia Plan Colombia, the US aid package aimed at fighting the drug trade, appears to have channeled funds to palm oil companies connected to bloody paramilitary commanders. Teo BallvéThe NationJune 15, 2009
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Politics Tennessee Spill: Regulation Hazards The feds have left much environmental regulation to the states. But the coal ash spill in Tennessee raises serious concerns about whether states have the firepower to regulate corporate waste. Kelly HearnThe NationJune 12, 2009
InvestigationBusiness, Politics More Mortgage Madness A Main Street fix depends on mortgage servicers, but Wright finds they are incentivized to foreclose on homes, rather than ever cut back on principal. Kai WrightThe NationMay 18, 2009
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Politics Tennessee Spill: The Dredge Report The Tennessee Valley Authority’s botched efforts to clean up its massive coal ash spill could kill entire fish species, creating a human health threat. Kelly HearnThe NationMay 8, 2009
InvestigationEnvironment, World Can China Catch a Cool Breeze? The planet’s future depends largely on the fate of China’s nascent wind sector—but the increase in renewable energy may not be large or fast enough. Christian ParentiThe NationMay 4, 2009
InvestigationPolitics Casualties of Care A peek inside Project HERO, an ambitious “public-private partnership” at the Veterans Health Administration could threaten the agency’s ability to provide top-notch care. Tara McKelveyThe NationApril 27, 2009
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
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