Peter Maass

Coffins of US military personnel are prepared to be offloaded at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware in this undated photo. From 1991 to 2009, the government did not permit photographing the return of servicemembers killed in action.

Graphic images of war are hard to stomach — but some say they're necessary

When news outlets decide to publish graphic photos of war and violence, they often face censorship, opposition or anger for doing so. In the wake of the release of ISIS beheading videos, one journalist argues that there is value in bearing witness to war, even its ugliest parts.

Graphic images of war are hard to stomach — but some say they're necessary

The Story Behind Snowden's Leaks

The Story Behind Snowden's Leaks

Why Snowden Entrusted His Secrets to Documentary Filmmaker Laura Poitras

Why Snowden Entrusted His Secrets to Documentary Filmmaker Laura Poitras

New York exhibition documents Iraq War invasion through Marine's diary

New York exhibition documents Iraq War invasion through Marine's diary

A US Marine's Iraq War Diary

A US Marine's Iraq War Diary
The World

Did the Media Inflate the Significance of Toppling Saddam Hussein Statue?

Did the Media Inflate the Significance of Toppling Saddam Hussein Statue?
The World

Outsourcing the dangers of oil drilling

Peter Maass, author of 'Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil,' takes us through some of the places we're likely to see more drilling in the future as oil companies take their drilling rigs globetrotting to avoid American regulations that may crop up in the wake of the Gulf oil spill.

Outsourcing the dangers of oil drilling

An intimate tour of the threatened Gulf Coast

The Gulf Coast oil spill threatens fragile ecosystems like Alabama's Grand Bay marsh. Conservationists are touring the pristine area before it's too late.

An intimate tour of the threatened Gulf Coast
The World

Crude World: An interview with Peter Maass

Author Peter Maass has spent eight years trying to understand the politics and economy of oil production across the globe. The result is his new book, Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil, Anchor Jeb Sharp speaks with Peter Maass.

Crude World: An interview with Peter Maass