ImpactJustice Trial Begins of Five NOPD Officers in Henry Glover Case Check out the New Orleans Times-Picayune for coverage of the trial of the five NOPD officers who had a hand in the death of Henry Glover (and its coverup) in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The trial began on November 10. Jayati VoraNovember 12, 2010
InvestigationBusiness City of Ruins Camden, New Jersey, was once an industrial giant, employing tens of thousands in its shipyards and factories. Now it’s a poster child for postindustrial decay — and its streets are filled with the unemployed. Chris Hedges & Joe SaccoThe NationNovember 9, 2010
InvestigationImmigration, Politics Children of the Exodus US immigration officials deport tens of thousands of unaccompanied children to Mexico each year, many of whom grew up in the United States. What, exactly, becomes of them? Melissa del BosqueThe Texas ObserverNovember 4, 2010
InvestigationJustice, Politics The Wisconsin Right’s Voter-Suppression Scheme The myth of widespread voter fraud by liberals is commonplace among Republicans. Now evidence emerges of voter suppression efforts by Tea Partiers. Sarah PosnerThe NationNovember 1, 2010
InvestigationPolitics How Rand Paul Learned to Love the GOP Tea Party darling Rand Paul ran as a Republican outsider. But now he needs GOP insider Mitch McConnell in order to win. Dan Bischoff gets inside the tensions of this forced political marriage. Dan BischoffAlterNetOctober 29, 2010
InvestigationImmigration, Justice, Politics Nativist Militias Get a Tea-Party Makeover The Minutemen were the nation’s largest border vigilante group before financial scandals and criminal violence tore them apart. Now former leaders are bringing their anti-immigrant politics inside the Tea Party. Gaiutra BahadurThe NationOctober 28, 2010
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics Against the Grain President Obama supports billions of dollars in ethanol subsidies, arguing in part that it boosts rural economies. But the evidence shows it only benefits large-scale industrial production and cornbelt politicians — not local American farmers. Heather RogersWashington MonthlyOctober 26, 2010
InvestigationPolitics The Right’s Civil War Nationwide, Republicans are courting Tea Partiers hard. But in Florida, the GOP has sued to keep them off the ballot. Tristram KortenAlterNetOctober 26, 2010
InvestigationPolitics Tea Party, Inc. The Tea Party is widely seen as a grassroots movement, but powerful corporate players are pulling the strings. A guide to the monied infrastructure behind the right wing’s latest uprising. Adele M StanAlterNetOctober 25, 2010
NewsWorld Wikileaks Confirms: US Hikers, Detained by Iran, Were Arrested in Iraq Wikileaks today made public a classified American military report that confirms that the American hikers detained by Iran were arrested in Iraq Esther KaplanOctober 22, 2010