ImpactJustice Jury Convicts Three in Post-Katrina Police Shooting A federal jury has convicted three current or former New Orleans police officers in connection with the death of Henry Glover, a 31-year old man who was shot by a police officer and died in custody shortly after Hurricane Katrina tore through Louisiana in 2005. A.C. ThompsonDecember 10, 2010
AnalysisEnvironment, Politics The Race for Waste Space Why worry about the next billion years when there’s money to be made right now in Texas? Laray PolkDecember 7, 2010
InvestigationEnvironment, World Indonesia’s Billion-Dollar Climate Experiment Can rich nations pay a corruption-riddled government to protect its rainforests? A close look at a new UN program to reduce deforestation around the globe. Robert EshelmanMother JonesDecember 6, 2010
NewsBusiness, Environment Fiji Water Relents Fiji Water announced today that it will re-open its factory at 8 a.m. Wednesday, less than 48 hours after brusquely dismissing its Fijian workforce… Anna LenzerNovember 30, 2010
NewsBusiness, Environment Fiji Water Threatens to Shut Down Operations Fiji Water announced today that it will close its operations in Fiji in response to a water extraction tax hike proposed by the Fijian government… Anna LenzerNovember 29, 2010
InvestigationBusiness Books After Amazon Missing buy buttons, rigged search results, and other strong-arm tactics enabled Amazon to offer steep discounts on books. But at what cost? Onnesha RoychoudhuriThe Boston ReviewNovember 23, 2010
InvestigationJustice, Politics The Tea Party’s Armed Extremists In places like rural Montana, the Tea Party is working hand-in-glove with Patriot movement radicals — many of whom have close ties to white supremacists and anti-government armed militias David NeiwertAlterNetNovember 22, 2010
NewsJustice, World Iranian Official Questions Whether US Hikers Are Spies In an interview with NBC’s Ann Curry this week, a top Iranian human rights official cast doubt on the charge that Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, the two Americans detained in Iran, are spies… Esther KaplanNovember 21, 2010
AnalysisBusiness, Politics Fiji’s PM Resigns — Due to Fiji Water Official Fiji Water’s top official in Fiji, Director of External Affairs David Roth, has left the island nation after the sudden resignation of acting Prime Minister Ratu Ganilau — who cited a “David Roth issue” as the reason for quitting… Anna LenzerNovember 19, 2010
InvestigationWorld A Kidnapping’s Aftermath After New York Times reporter David Rohde’s escape, Taliban factions turned on one another — and Pakistan’s ISI stepped in to arbitrate. Aram RostonThe NationNovember 18, 2010