Mark Schapiro

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Mark Schapiro’s latest book, Seeds of Resistance, on the struggle to control the worlds seeds, will be published in 2018. He is also a Lecturer at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross

Investigative Journalism Can Still Make Bad Guys Squirm Investigative Journalism Can Still Make Bad Guys Squirm

A massive muckrakers conference celebrates triumphs—and plots new targets.

Dec 6, 2017 / Mark Schapiro

Is Pittsburgh Really Green—or Is It Just Outsourcing Its Pollution?

Is Pittsburgh Really Green—or Is It Just Outsourcing Its Pollution? Is Pittsburgh Really Green—or Is It Just Outsourcing Its Pollution?

How Pittsburgh’s greenhouse gases became Guangzhou’s problem.

Oct 8, 2014 / Cities Rising / Mark Schapiro

Toxic Toys Toxic Toys

As safety scandals dampen the public's appetite for cheap imports, the European Union is raising doubts about standards and oversight in the US toy industry.

Oct 18, 2007 / Feature / Mark Schapiro

New Power for ‘Old Europe’ New Power for ‘Old Europe’

The EU is an emerging geopolitical force that corporate America must reckon with.

Dec 9, 2004 / Feature / Mark Schapiro

Sowing Disaster? Sowing Disaster?

How genetically engineered American corn has altered the global landscape.

Oct 10, 2002 / Feature / Mark Schapiro

Big Tobacco Big Tobacco

Uncovering the industry's multibillion-dollar global smuggling network.

Apr 18, 2002 / Feature / Mark Schapiro

Is Smuggling a Patriotic Act? Is Smuggling a Patriotic Act?

On the one-month anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the tobacco industry took aim at Congress's first effort to respond to the crisis with a major piece of new leg...

Apr 18, 2002 / Editorial / Mark Schapiro

Drug War on Trial Drug War on Trial

 'Following the Money' can prove devastating to critics of the illegal trade.

Sep 6, 2001 / Feature / Mark Schapiro

The Cable Guise The Cable Guise

Ten years ago, as Hungary was roiling with democratic protests, the country had two television channels, both controlled by the state.

Nov 11, 1999 / Feature / Mark Schapiro

Fading Czech Velvet Fading Czech Velvet

As I'm driven to the home of Ivan Klima, one of the Czech Republic's most internationally respected writers, the hand of fate slips in beside me in the taxi.

Apr 29, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Mark Schapiro

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