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Investigative journalist
Tom Nugent has reported for the New York Times,
Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and many other
publications. He is the author of Death at Buffalo Creek (W.W. Norton), a
book of investigative journalism about the U.S. coal industry and its impact on
Appalachia
(12 comments) SHARE Thursday, November 1, 2012 Profile In Courage: A Beleaguered Whistle-Blower Physician Fights for Patients and Jobs -- and Wins
After spending "twelve years in the wilderness" as one of America's most determined medical whistle blowers, Dr. James Murtagh achieves a legal victory that could change the way U.S. hospitals manage their physicians . . . while also helping to protect the American economy (think jobs) by protecting due process in court-ordered arbitration proceedings.
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, May 8, 2014 To Fix U.S. Economy, We Must First Fix The Way We Educate America's Workers
If America is going to prosper economically, our workers must have the technological skills necessary to succeed in the global economy of the 21st century. A daring new nationwide education program created by a nonprofit organization made up of computer professionals from IBM and other high tech companies is attempting to dramatically change the way students are educated about digital technology. This approach just may work!