A few of the recent pieces I've liked:
A special investigative series by several reporters at Center for Public Integiryt/iWatch News and NPR: Poisoned Places: Toxic Air, Neglected Communities
Deborah Blum at Speakeasy Science: About Pepper Spray (also see her followup, Fox News Food Products)
and, relatedly:
Judy Stone at the Scientific American Guest Blog: Should pepper spray be put on (clinical) trial?
Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein at Pro Publica: Florida Sanctions Top Medicaid Prescribers -- But Only After a Shove
And just in time for Thanksgiving travel and turkey consumption:
Simon…