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Analysis

Wikileaks: A Game-Changer?

What does Wikileaks mean for the way we get information? For now, let’s set aside the question of whether the 90,000-plus reports that the nonprofit leaked reveal any game-changing information. Rather, what is intriguing about this whole affair is the protection Wikileaks’ infrastructure affords whistleblowers and the group’s freedom from national boundaries, which offers its associates apparent freedom from political persecution.

Impact

IFUND exposed Sodexo fraud in 2009; company now pays $20 million settlement

Last week, the New York Attorney General announced a $20 million settlement with Sodexo, a $20-billion-a-year global leader in the food and facility management industry that runs cafeterias for schools, colleges, hospitals and nursing homes, businesses and even the military. It accused Sodexo of keeping “rebates” (or “kickbacks”) from the companies that provide the chicken, French fries, soft drinks, and other supplies it serves its clients.

Investigation

Hazing Arizona

The policies of Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, infamous for his zeal against undocumented immigrants, may soon go statewide. The story of one immigrant, who died soon after being deported to Mexico, may serve as a warning sign of the brutality ahead.

Investigation

New East, Old Wisdom

As a pervasive Chinese influence encroaches on Tibetan refugees’ daily lives in Nepal, the frustrated and restless younger Tibetan generation is moving toward war.