Bullies United

I WATCHED THE Ukraine story break back in early September among a crowd of more than 1,200 investigative journalists from around the world. They’d asked me to join their conference to talk about how Mother Jones’ nonprofit model sustains our reporting. But really I was learning from them.

I’ve never been in a room so full of courage. There were Russians and Italians battling their respective mafias; Brits confronting law firms that specialize in harassing journalists; Indians who