NewsJustice, Politics New Legislation Seeks to Fix New York City’s Language Access Woes For years, the Arab-American community in New York City has fought for language access in elections. Now, city lawmakers want to take down one language barrier by providing interpreters across select election districts. Richard SalameNovember 29, 2018
NewsBusiness, Labor Sanitation Salvage, Troubled Garbage Hauler, Surrenders Operating License In a letter sent to New York City regulators, lawyers for the company said it would cease operations “forthwith.” Kiera FeldmanProPublicaNovember 27, 2018
InvestigationPolitics The Costs of the Confederacy In the last decade alone, American taxpayers have spent at least $40 million on Confederate monuments and groups that perpetuate racist ideology. Brian Palmer & Seth Freed WesslerSmithsonian MagazineNovember 27, 2018
NewsEnvironment, Politics EPA Plans to Roll Back Water Protections Despite Climate Change Warnings The new rule, based on an executive order Donald Trump issued in February 2017, will likely take federal protections away from tributary rivers, streams, and wetlands that are seasonal and rain-dependent. Sharon LernerThe InterceptNovember 27, 2018
InvestigationImmigration, Politics The Occupation In South Texas, border residents struggle to cope with the latest military surge. Melissa del BosqueThe InterceptNovember 24, 2018
InvestigationBusiness Tech Firms Ended Mandatory Arbitration for Sexual Harassment Claims Employee advocates caution that the arbitration changes are a response to pressure and could be reversed. Susan AntillaThe InterceptNovember 21, 2018
InvestigationJustice, Politics Arizona’s Long Road to Make Elections Accessible In Coconino County, relocating five polling places caused confusion this election cycle. By 2020, it must fix 46 to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Anna V. SmithHigh Country NewsNovember 21, 2018
InvestigationWorld The Vanishing The plight of Christians in an age of intolerance. Janine di GiovanniHarper'sNovember 19, 2018
InvestigationPolitics, World Humanitarian Crises in DRC Leaves Millions of Children in Danger The ongoing conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo have left more than two million children malnourished. Nick TurseTeen VogueNovember 14, 2018
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics The Interior Sidelines Environmental Justice In early September, DOI quietly rescinded two memos that provided guidance on protecting vulnerable communities and Native American sacred sites. Adam FedermanThe NationNovember 13, 2018