We're digging for gold in the vast shallows of the internet. Starting this week, we will regularly point you to some of the best investigative reporting you might otherwise miss.

Here are some new organizations, as well as a few established ones, that are working to uncover the truth.

And thanks to antiquated campaign finance rules, you'll know less than ever about who's paying for them.

How the Koch Brothers brought together conservative, deep-pocketed donors to defeat the Democrats and combat “public policies that threaten to destroy America as we know it.”

How exactly could gas drilling make you ill? Let us count the ways.

What happened after voters found out about Target's political donations shows why near real-time disclosure is so important. Note to Chief Justice Roberts: we are not even close to that now.

Corporate profits have rebounded while more than four million Americans have been without work for six months or longer.

ALEC is pushing the USDA to relax regulations on food safety that keep us from getting sick.

American Legacy, a super PAC co-chaired by Newt Gingrich and his wife, Callista, has raised a lot of money, but isn't doling out funds to candidates.

Billionaires with an axe to grind, now is your time. Mother Jones' Andy Kroll surveys the new landscape of American "democracy" where those with big bucks call the shots.