InvestigationEnvironment, Politics The Man Determined to Deliver Trump’s Alaskan Oil Promise A political appointee at the Department of Interior has played a key, and sometimes controversial, role in opening a pristine wildlife refuge to drilling. Adam FedermanPolitico MagazineAugust 8, 2020
InvestigationJustice The Defund Movement Aims to Change the Policing and Prosecution of Domestic Violence Though domestic violence is often cited as a reason to maintain the carceral status quo, advocates say there are more humane—and effective—alternatives. Jessica PishkoThe AppealJuly 28, 2020
InvestigationJustice How a Trip to Prison Cost Kenneth Clark His Right to Be a Parent Clark wanted desperately to be a father to his kids. But prison, along with a Clinton-era child welfare law, conspired to take them away from him—for good. Sylvia A. HarveyThe NationJuly 20, 2020
InvestigationHealth Neglected in Care Long before the coronavirus devastated nursing homes, inadequate staffing in for-profit Texas facilities endangered residents, leading to injuries and deaths. Elena Mejia LutzThe Texas ObserverJuly 13, 2020
InvestigationJustice, Politics, World Domestic Terror in the Age of Trump A new database of domestic terror incidents shows attacks by far-right extremists have become far more lethal since Donald Trump became president. David NeiwertRevealJuly 9, 2020
InvestigationPolitics Prisoners Face ‘Undue Punishment’ as the IRS Claws Back Their Stimulus Checks Legal experts say the IRS is illegally denying CARES Act payments to incarcerated people. Jordan Michael SmithThe AppealJuly 8, 2020
InvestigationJustice The Catholic Church Siphoned Away $30 Million Paid to Native People for Stolen Land Free, government-funded schools were rarely built on reservations—meaning that for many Native families, Catholic mission schools were the only option. Mary Annette PemberIn These TimesJuly 7, 2020
InvestigationHealth, Justice, World En Puerto Rico, Una Epidemia de Violencia Doméstica Se Esconde a Simple Vista Luego del huracán María, el número de mujeres asesinadas por sus parejas se duplicó. Sobrevivientes dicen que la respuesta desacertada del gobierno ha puesto aún más vidas en peligro. Andrea González-RamírezGENJune 30, 2020
InvestigationHealth, Justice, World In Puerto Rico, an Epidemic of Domestic Violence Hides in Plain Sight After Hurricane Maria, the number of women killed by their partners doubled. Survivors say the government’s misguided response has put more lives in danger. Andrea González-RamírezGENJune 30, 2020
InvestigationJustice, Politics The Evolution of All-American Terrorism With right-wing extremist attacks on the rise, Reveal teams up with Type Investigations to track domestic terror during the Trump presidency. Stan Alcorn, Darren Ankrom, Priska Neely & David NeiwertRevealJune 27, 2020