September/October 2010 Issue

BP’s Deep Secrets

BP has spent the last four months burying evidence of its crime in the deep ocean—which scientists now believe might be the most important ecosystem on Earth.

The BP Cover-Up
BP and the government say the spill is fast disappearing—but dramatic new science reveals that its worst effects may be yet to come.
By Julia Whitty
Trouble Down Below
Much of the spill’s damage will play out in the ocean’s deepest layers.
The 15 Biggest Oil Spills
Where Deepwater Horizon falls: a map of the worst spills in history.
The Gulf’s Other Time Bombs
The spider web of gas pipelines lurking under the Gulf.
BP’s Bad Breakup: How Toxic Is Corexit?
Why BP doesn’t have to tell the EPA—or the public—what’s in its dispersants.
By Kate Sheppard
BP’s Damage Control: A Timeline
When did Tony Hayward say, "I want my life back"? How many times did Joe Barton apologize and unapologize to BP? Your source for spill trivia.

: Who Owns Congress?
The gentleman from BP yields to the lady from Anheuser-Busch: What would the House look like if lawmakers were arranged by their corporate sponsors?
By Dave Gilson
PLUS: Microsoft, Amway…Victoria’s Secret? Some of the surprising heavy hitters in campaign cash

: Recycled
Today’s tea partiers spout the same old brew of conspiracy theories and anti-government hysteria that bubbles up anytime a Democrat is in the White House.
By Kevin Drum

: Making a Killing
When you risk life and limb in a clinical trial, are you helping science—or Big Pharma’s marketing schemes? One patient’s chilling story.
By Carl Elliott

: The Juan Doe Problem
CSI Desert: Hundreds of migrants die crossing the Mexican border each year. But how do you ID them when all that’s left are sun-bleached bones and teeth?
By Andi McDaniel

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