InvestigationPolitics The Billionaire Donors Club Hiding in the shadow of the Kochs, wealthy fellow travelers aim to roll back labor and environmental regulations. Eli CliftonThe NationNovember 3, 2014
InvestigationWorld The Devil Underground Guns, gold, and blowback from the failed drug war in Colombia. Nadja DrostAtavistOctober 30, 2014
InvestigationPolitics McConnell’s Ties to a Shadowy Shipping Company After drugs were found aboard the Ping May, a vessel owned by his wife’s family’s company, Colombian authorities are investigating. Lee FangThe NationOctober 30, 2014
InvestigationPolitics How to Buy an Election Post–Citizens United, candidates aren’t supposed to coordinate with “outside” spending groups — but even that minimal restriction isn’t being enforced. Lee FangThe NationOctober 23, 2014
InvestigationBusiness, Environment How Cancer Came to the Acreage Families in this south Florida town point to two companies as the source of the contamination that caused their children’s disease. Sharon LernerThe NationOctober 16, 2014
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
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