March 19, 2009

Iraq War, Six Year Anniversary

<i>Mother Jones</i>‘ ongoing coverage of the Iraq War.

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Breaking Ranks

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Caring for Veterans on the Cheap

Al Qaeda in Iraq’s Deadly Diaspora

The Logistics of Moving the Military Out of Iraq

Four Post-Occupation Scenarios: Iraq’s Sectarian Breakdown

Civil War: Inevitable or Not?

The Coming Iraqi Exodus: Why the U.S. Won’t Help Iraqis Who Helped Us

Permanent Presence: You Can’t Go Home Again

Al Qaeda in Iraq: How Dangerous Is It?

Family Snapshot: Statistics for the Average Iraqi Family

Lexicon of Iraq War Lingo: Fightin’ Words

Tracing the Trail of Torture

Interrogating Donald Rumsfeld

Operation Stop Talking

White House Admits It Is Missing Email Backup Tapes From Start of Iraq War

Putting A GI Back Together Again

The War in Iraq and Its Impact on the War on Terrorism

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“Great journalism really does make a difference in this world: it can even save kids.”

That’s what a civil rights lawyer wrote to Julia Lurie, the day after her major investigation into a psychiatric hospital chain that uses foster children as “cash cows” published, letting her know he was using her findings that same day in a hearing to keep a child out of one of the facilities we investigated.

That’s awesome. As is the fact that Julia, who spent a full year reporting this challenging story, promptly heard from a Senate committee that will use her work in their own investigation of Universal Health Services. There’s no doubt her revelations will continue to have a big impact in the months and years to come.

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