Author Profile
Beau Hodai

Beau Hodai, a former In These Times Staff Writer, is the founder of DBA Press (dbapress.com), an online news publication and source materials archive.
Hodai studied at the University of Arizona School of Journalism and lives in Tucson, Ariz. He has been a staff reporter for the Marianas Variety and Pacific Daily News (based in Guam), and the Carbon County News in Red Lodge, Mont. During his time reporting on Guam, Hodai’s reporting on issues of militarization in the Northern Marianas and on violence perpetrated by the Guam Police Department (GPD) led to the Marianas Variety being barred from military functions and in a call for a Guam Senate oversight hearing on the GPD.
Throughout 2010 and 2011, he provided research to the American Friends Service Committee, Southern Poverty Law Center and Private Corrections Working Group. His work has also appeared in Extra! (the magazine of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting), Prison Legal News, PRWatch.org (Center for Media and Democracy), Tucson Weekly, and News from Indian Country.
Hodai’s work has been featured on several radio and television shows, including Talk of the Nation, “Howard 100 News” (of The Howard Stern Show), CounterSpin (of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting), The David Sirota Show, Citizen Radio, The Rick Smith Show, The Big Picture With Thom Hartmann, and Arizona Illustrated, as well as two nascent documentaries (one produced by Brave New Films and one by MSNBC).
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Will Arizona Hold ALEC Accountable?
Proposed legislation would treat corporate-backed American Legislative Exchange Council like what its critics say it is: a lobbyist organization. MORE
Act Locally · January 12, 2012
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ALEC’s Arizona Escort Service
Our intrepid reporter learns he is not welcome at an annual summit for business-friendly lawmakers. MORE
Culture · January 11, 2012
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Private Prisons Gone Wild
Legal challenges are no match for Arizona politicians determined to privatize the state's correctional services. MORE
Act Locally · December 15, 2011
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Zombie Lobbyists Occupy Washington
Swarms of money-hungry corporate gladhands fight over the brains of our elected leaders in the nation's capital. MORE
Features · October 12, 2011
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Publicopoly Exposed
How ALEC, the Koch brothers and their corporate allies plan to privatize government. MORE
Features · July 11, 2011
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Marco Rubio’s Prison Problem
As the FBI investigates $120 million in subsidies for a new private prison in Florida, the new U.S. senator could end up in the hot seat over close ties to prison operator Geo Group. MORE
Features · February 14, 2011
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Big High Country
Medical marijuana foments culture war in Montana. MORE
Features · September 27, 2010
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King of the Crazy Suit
Meet Jonathan Lee Riches, the most litigious man in history. MORE
Culture · August 11, 2010
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Ties That Bind: Arizona Politicians and the Private Prison Industry
A revolving cast of lobbyists and legislators blur the line between public service and corporate profits. MORE
Features · June 21, 2010
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Corporate Con Game
How the private prison industry helped shape Arizona’s anti-immigrant law. MORE
Features · June 21, 2010