InvestigationJustice Armed and untouchable: ICE’s history of deadly force An analysis of six years of shootings by immigration agents reveals a rogue force whose officers sometimes recklessly fire their weapons. Lila HassanBusiness Insider, The TraceAugust 1, 2024
InvestigationJustice, Politics The Crackdown on Campus Protests is Just Beginning At least a dozen colleges and universities have changed their policies to make it harder to protest the war on Gaza. More may follow this summer. Adam FedermanIn These TimesJune 20, 2024
BackstoryHealth, Immigration The Backstory: Aurora Almendral Reporting on the Exploitation of Foreign Nurses Paco AlvarezMay 23, 2024
BackstoryJustice, Politics The Backstory: Adam Federman Reporting on the War on Protest Paco AlvarezApril 23, 2024
InvestigationJustice, Politics The War on Protest Political repression is on the rise as the state finds new ways to criminalize dissent and collective action. Adam FedermanIn These TimesApril 17, 2024
InvestigationJustice Revealed: how companies made $100m clearing California homeless camps Public spending on private sweep contractors is soaring across the state – and unhoused people allege poor treatment Brian BarthThe GuardianApril 16, 2024
InvestigationHealth When the State Comes for Your Estate Medicaid was designed to provide healthcare for the poorest Americans. But after death, their relatives can be socked with massive bills, as one Charlotte family learned. Safiya CharlesThe AssemblyApril 8, 2024
BackstoryJustice The Backstory: Garrett Hazelwood Following the Money in Louisiana's Court System Paco AlvarezFebruary 20, 2024
InvestigationEnvironment How the U.S. Government Began Its Decade-Long Campaign Against the Anti-Pipeline Movement Newly released documents show the FBI monitoring anti-Keystone protesters much earlier than previously known. Young Native activists were among its first targets. Adam FedermanGristFebruary 14, 2024
InvestigationJustice Louisiana Law Gives Judges a Financial Incentive to Set High Bail and Secure Convictions Years after a federal court declared the practice unconstitutional, judges continue to take money from criminal defendants. Some spend it on resort stays, luxury cars. Garrett HazelwoodWWNOJanuary 31, 2024