InvestigationBusiness, Environment What BP Doesn’t Want You To Know about the Gulf Spill On the third anniversary of the Gulf of Mexico disaster, a secret manual suggests that BP sacrificed clean-up workers’ health to make the oil spill “disappear.” Mark HertsgaardNewsweekApril 19, 2013
InvestigationBusiness Renting to Addicts for Profit In the wake of the housing crash, unscrupulous landlords are making a profit by renting rooms in “sober houses” to recovering addicts. Sarah Gross & Lisa DesaiMarketplaceApril 5, 2013
InvestigationWorld The New Roma Ghettos Welcome to Slovakia, where scapegoating and isolating the country’s most precarious minority has become sport for skinheads and elected officials alike. Aaron Lake SmithViceApril 4, 2013
AnalysisBusiness, Politics Charles Koch Reflects on 2012 Elections In a letter sent to tens of thousands of employees, Charles Koch reflects on the 2012 election and the defeat of the GOP — and promises to do more to “persuade politicians.” Lee FangApril 2, 2013
InvestigationPolitics The Right Leans In Media-savvy conservative nonprofits take aim and fire at progressive power bases in the states. Lee FangThe NationMarch 28, 2013
InvestigationJustice Gideon and the Decline of the Public Defender Fifty years ago Gideon v. Wainwright gave poor people the right free legal counsel. But in many states, that right now only exists on paper. Karen HouppertAl JazeeraMarch 27, 2013
InvestigationJustice Obama’s Crackdown on Whistle-blowers The NSA Four reveal how a toxic mix of cronyism and fraud blinded the agency in the lead-up to 9/11. Tim ShorrockThe NationMarch 26, 2013
InvestigationJustice Who Shot Valerie Finley? Rodney Stanberry has served 17 years for attempted murder, despite a mountain of exonerating evidence. A tale of what can happen when there’s no DNA. Beth SchwartzapfelThe Boston ReviewMarch 19, 2013
BackstoryJustice The Backstory: Karen Houppert Karen Houppert talks about the fiftieth anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, the case that gave every American the right to an attorney in a criminal trial. Karen HouppertMarch 18, 2013
AnalysisLabor Investigative Reporting’s Gender Problem Thanks to Sheila Coronel for her provocative post earlier this week, “Is Investigative Reporting Dominated by Men?”… Esther KaplanMarch 14, 2013