Investigations

Is Building Missiles ‘Essential’? The U.S. Government Thinks So.

Some workers in the defense industry question why they're required to stay on the job, and many are worried about safety.

Taylor Barnes

10 Years Ago, We Pledged To Help Haiti Rebuild. Then What Happened?

Hundreds of millions in aid went to U.S. corporations and the U.S. military. A fraction went to Haitian institutions.

Isabel Macdonald

The “Collateral Damage” of the U.S.’s Unofficial War in Somalia

"Surgical" U.S. air strikes in Somalia affect more than just their targets.

Amanda Sperber

Israel’s Scheme To Defund the BDS Movement

Told they are enabling terrorists, banks cut off pro-Palestinian activists.

Alex Kane

Treated Like Meat: Women in Meatpacking Say #MeToo

At the world’s largest pork processing company, Smithfield Foods, workers say as long as lines are moving fast, supervisors who sexually harass them get a free pass.

Lauren Kaori Gurley

Jeff Bezos’s Corporate Takeover of Our Lives

How Amazon’s relentless pursuit of profit is squeezing us all—and what we can do about it

David Dayen

Here’s Exactly Who’s Profiting from the War on Yemen

And how the U.S. could stop weapon sales if it wanted to.

Alex Kane

Below the Surface of ICE: The Corporations Profiting From Immigrant Detention

Activists are targeting the companies that make ICE run.

David Dayen

Behind Janus: Documents Reveal Decade-Long Plot to Kill Public-Sector Unions

The Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME is poised to decimate public-sector unions—and it’s been made possible by a network of right-wing billionaires, think tanks and corporations.

Mary Bottari

Exclusive Photos Contradict Coal CEO’s Claim He Had Nothing To Do with Rick Perry’s Coal Bailout

At a previously undisclosed March 29 meeting, Robert Murray gave Perry a hug and a wishlist. Six months later, Perry unveiled a controversial plan that echoed one of Murray's proposals.

Kate Aronoff