NewsBusiness, Labor Big Tobacco Pledge to Eliminate Child Labor Major tobacco companies, including Altria Group and R.J. Reynolds, have signed a pledge of commitment to “progressively eliminate all forms of child labor” by working with growers and other players throughout their supply chains. Roz HunterJanuary 12, 2015
InvestigationBusiness The State Where Giving Birth Can Be Criminal Tennessee is arresting women for using drugs while pregnant, even though many can’t access drug treatment. Rachael Levy & Rosa GoldensohnThe NationDecember 15, 2014
InvestigationHealth, World Ebola in Liberia An epidemic of rumors. Helen EpsteinThe New York Review of BooksDecember 9, 2014
InvestigationEnvironment Boom! North America’s explosive oil-by-rail problem. Marcus Stern & Sebastian JonesInsideClimateNewsDecember 8, 2014
ImpactPolitics Sacramento To Reevaluate Costly Water-Meter Install on Heels of Investigation A watchdog group has also announced that it will file a complaint with the county grand jury. Joe RubinDecember 4, 2014
NewsPolitics, World Anti-Gay Children’s AIDS Fund Still on the Taxpayer Dole The Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley Strassel gets the facts about Koch spending versus union spending completely wrong. Andy KopsaDecember 4, 2014
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, World How 4-H Is Helping Big Ag in Africa 4-H claims its Africa program benefits kids — but is it also creating a market for genetically modified corn? Kiera ButlerMother JonesNovember 22, 2014
InvestigationBusiness, Justice School of Hard Knocks Hundreds of thousands of Americans with advanced degrees barely make enough to feed their families. Alissa QuartElleNovember 20, 2014
AnalysisJustice Children Condemned to Life: In Film Two recent documentaries expose the harsh punishments faced by children convicted of crimes in the US. Marcos BarberyNovember 19, 2014
InvestigationWorld Letter From Libya Smuggling and subterfuge in the North African desert. Sarah A. TopolHarper'sNovember 18, 2014