AnalysisWorld Dining with a Sheik Sheik Mohammed Farahat was waiting patiently for me when we met for dinner recently in downtown Cairo. He is a prominent Salafi cleric, which means he and his followers interpret Islam with a rather antique set of reference points… Stephen GlainAugust 25, 2011
InvestigationEnvironment, World Toxic Trash Billy McKenna and Kevin Wilkins survived multiple tours in Iraq. But they died of rare illnesses not long after coming home. J. Malcolm GarciaOxford AmericanAugust 24, 2011
Inside TIJustice, World Iran sentences Bauer, Fattal to eight years Terrible news. Iran state television has reported that Investigative Fund reporter Shane Bauer and his companion Josh Fattal have been sentenced to eight years in prison in Iran…. Esther KaplanAugust 20, 2011
ImpactBusiness, Environment Fisherman-Reporter Snags a Sidney Investigative Fund reporter and sometime fisherman Tom Gogola has won the August Sidney Award, a monthly award inaugurated in 2009 for an outstanding piece of socially-conscious journalism… Jayati VoraAugust 17, 2011
BackstoryEnvironment The Backstory: Tom Gogola Tom Gogola discusses his perspective on fishing bycatch, what didn’t make it into his final story, and the critical role played by The Investigative Fund. Tom GogolaAugust 17, 2011
InvestigationJustice Deadly Secrets How a California court decision has shielded brutal Oakland police officers from accountability. Ali WinstonColorlines.comAugust 16, 2011
InvestigationEnvironment, World Smoke Screen In Afghanistan, the US military disposes of millions of pounds of garbage each day — electronics, mattresses, plastics, even human feces — in open burn pits. Are toxic clouds from these sites making everyone sick? J. Malcolm GarciaGuernicaAugust 16, 2011
NewsWorld China Challenges the Times A story on the Chinese government’s crackdown on the press following the recent high-speed train crash in Zhejiang — and signs of resistance. Marc KilsteinAugust 3, 2011
InvestigationPolitics, World State vs. Defense How sixty years of American militarism created the Cold War, fanned decades of unnecessary conflict, fueled Islamist terror, and could bankrupt the country. Stephen GlainCrown PublishingAugust 2, 2011
NewsImmigration, Labor The South’s Immigration Crackdown In mid-April, Republican freshman Rep. Matt Ramsey took the floor of the Georgia House to sell his colleagues on the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act. “If we want to effectively address illegal immigration, we can’t wait for our federal government to act,” he said… Hannah Rappleye & Lisa Riordan SevilleJuly 30, 2011