Where Have All the Whistleblowers Gone?

By sending UBS informant Bradley Birkenfeld to prison, did the Obama Justice Department discourage more financial insiders from exposing malfeasance?

— Corbin Hiar

John Ensign Soldiers On

Why is the Republican senator from Nevada still in office?

— Kevin Drum

How Your Twitter Account Could Land You in Jail

Anything you tweet could be used against you.

— Matthew Power

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John Yoo's Email Fail
Government investigators can't find the Bush lawyer's emails. His explanation makes about as much sense as his legal rationale for torture.

— Nick Baumann

Paul Ryan's Plan to Tax You More
Unless you're really well off, that is.

— Kevin Drum

Was Waxman-Markey A Waste of Energy?
Lawmakers who sweated over the House cap-and-trade legislation aren’t happy with the Senate's new plan.

— Kate Sheppard

Obama’s Nuclear Blind Spot
Is the administration ignoring the potential financial fallout of its plans for a nuclear expansion?

— Kate Sheppard

Investigations

At What Cost?
A special report on human rights.
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End of the Line
GM guaranteed the people of Janesville, Wisconsin, a good wage for a hard job. Those were the days.

— Charlie LeDuff and Danny Wilcox Frazier

Interviews

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Welcome to the Jungle
Filmmaker Joe Berlinger on 16 years following the West Memphis Three.

— Dave Gilson

The Monkey-Wrench Prank
How the Yes Men inspired a climate activist to derail a multimillion-dollar oil giveaway.

— Bryan Farrell

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Photo Essays

Afghanistan's Hurt Locker
Meet the guys who risk life and limb to dismantle weapons in Afghanistan.

Can You Love a Child of Rape?
Post-genocide, Rwandan women raise the children of their attackers.

Who Shot Rock & Roll
Behind a generation's iconic images.

Right: Portraits from the Evangelical Ivy League

Home schooled evangelicals.

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