InvestigationJustice When the Clock is Cruel: Parents Face Pandemic Hurdles as They Race to Keep Their Kids Advocates and lawmakers say families need and deserve extra time. Sylvia A. HarveyThe ImprintMay 3, 2021
InvestigationJustice, Politics Where Limited English Skills Mean Limited Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine Our analysis finds that many states are not meeting their legal obligations to make information accessible. Richard SalameSlate MagazineApril 30, 2021
InvestigationJustice, Politics Bridging the Divide Between the Police and the Policed In New York, the Mayor and N.Y.P.D. have repeatedly vowed to “create a bond” between cops and communities of color. The problem, according to high-level officials, is that they chose the wrong people for the right job. Saki KnafoThe New YorkerApril 28, 2021
InvestigationBusiness, Justice, Politics The “Machine That Eats Up Black Farmland” After decades of discriminating against Black farmers and ignoring their complaints, the USDA is promising to do better. Again. Kathryn Joyce, Nathan Rosenberg & Bryce StuckiMother JonesApril 23, 2021
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Politics The Subprime Solar Trap for Low-Income Homeowners Predatory deals from the financial crisis are back in time for the climate crisis. Rebecca BurnsBloomberg GreenApril 6, 2021
InvestigationPolitics, World Strangers in a Homeland In Kabul, one of the world’s most dangerous cities, one man works to help Afghan migrants return to a place they never knew. May JeongVirginia Quarterly ReviewMarch 29, 2021
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics ‘In the Dark of Night’: Trump’s Interior Chief Snuck Murkowski an 11th-hour Win Interior Secretary David Bernhardt ordered his agency to make novel use of a law to evade conservation restrictions that have blocked development of the Alaskan road to a remote village. Adam FedermanPolitico MagazineMarch 19, 2021
InvestigationBusiness, Politics A Former Trump Operative Used GiveSendGo to Push Claims of Election Fraud and Rake in Hundreds of Thousands The Christian crowdfunding platform has been a friendly resource for Trumpworld. Richard SalameGENMarch 15, 2021
InvestigationEnvironment, Health I Tested My Tap Water, Household Products and Cat for Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ The extent of PFAS contamination is only now coming into focus. Here’s what I learned from investigating my home. Tom PerkinsThe Guardian, Consumer Reports, Great Lakes NowFebruary 23, 2021
InvestigationHealth, Justice Did New York Let Doctors Get Away With Sexual Misconduct? Internal whistleblowers say a branch of the state Department of Health was reluctant to penalize accused physicians. Emrys EllerCity & StateFebruary 21, 2021