InvestigationImmigration, Justice, Politics The Surge How Texas’ decade-long border security operation has turned South Texas into one of the most heavily policed and surveilled places in the nation. Melissa del BosqueThe Texas ObserverMay 23, 2018
InvestigationImmigration The Eyes Above Texas An analysis finds that DPS’ spy planes are flying over Texas communities, with little oversight. G.W. Schulz & Melissa del BosqueThe Texas ObserverMay 23, 2018
InvestigationJustice Empty Cribs in Prison Nurseries Despite record rates of incarcerated mothers, prison nursery programs are rejecting applicants and not for reasons of space. Victoria LawJezebelMay 13, 2018
InvestigationPolitics A VA Law is “Getting the Guppies Instead of the Trout” An investigation reveals that food-service workers, housekeepers, and claims processors — many veterans themselves — have lost their jobs under a new accountability law. Jasper CravenThe NationMay 10, 2018
InvestigationEnvironment, Health, Politics States Are Doing What Scott Pruitt Won’t The federal government may ignore the environment, but we can’t afford to. Sharon LernerThe New York TimesApril 21, 2018
InvestigationJustice FINRA’s Black Hole In 30 years, only 17 women won sexual harassment claims before Wall Street’s oversight body. Susan AntillaThe InterceptApril 18, 2018
InvestigationJustice Birthright Israel and #MeToo Participants reflect on the oft-fraught sexual and gender dynamics on the famous free trip to Israel. Sarah M. SeltzerJewish CurrentsApril 17, 2018
InvestigationImmigration, Politics Coachella, Underground How the region’s Latino communities have adjusted to a life of fear and uncertainty under a Trump administration. Gabriel ThompsonLongreadsApril 12, 2018
InvestigationImmigration, Politics Coachella, Alternativo Cómo las comunidades latinas de la región se han adaptado a una vida de miedos e incertidumbre durante la administración de Trump. Gabriel ThompsonLongreadsApril 12, 2018
InvestigationHealth, Justice The Trauma of Everyday Gun Violence in New Orleans There's a vast, undiagnosed epidemic of PTSD in communities of color plagued by violence, and many young men are struggling to cope on their own. Jimmie Briggs & Andre LambertsonViceApril 9, 2018