InvestigationJustice, Politics Midterm Voters With Limited English Faced Obstacles But in southern Brooklyn, they showed they can still swing an election. Richard SalameThe NationNovember 12, 2018
InvestigationEnvironment, Immigration, Politics A Border Wall Could Cause Deadly Flooding. Officials Plan to Build It Anyway Engineers have long concluded that a wall in the flood plain of Starr County, Texas, could be catastrophic. Melissa del BosqueTexas MonthlyNovember 7, 2018
InvestigationJustice, Politics How the ADA Could Affect Native American Voters The relocation of polling sites near the Navajo Nation months before midterm elections raises concerns of future voter suppression. Anna V. SmithHigh Country NewsNovember 5, 2018
InvestigationImmigration, Justice, Politics Voters with Limited English Could Help Determine Congress Language accommodation for voting (or the lack thereof) could swing 20 congressional elections. Richard SalameThe NationNovember 5, 2018
InvestigationBusiness, Politics Wall Street Moves to Gut Post-Crisis Financial Rules The requirements, imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act, were put in place to ensure that critical financial institutions could weather economic storms. Susan AntillaThe InterceptNovember 2, 2018
InvestigationImmigration, Justice, Politics Border Patrol Union Endorses Extremist Video The National Border Patrol Council is featured in a video that includes group linked to white nationalists. Melissa del BosqueThe InterceptOctober 23, 2018
InvestigationBusiness, Politics The Private Equity Governor Gov. Bruce Rauner made a fortune charging high fees to public pensions. Once elected, he tried to slash pension benefits. Gary RivlinThe InterceptOctober 22, 2018
InvestigationBusiness, Politics The Whistleblower Kentucky’s willingness to gamble massively on high-risk alternative investments for its pensions has made the state an easy mark for Wall Street hucksters. Gary RivlinThe InterceptOctober 21, 2018
InvestigationBusiness, Politics A Giant Pile of Money Public pensions squander tens of billions of dollars each year on risky, poor-performing alternative investments like hedge funds. Gary RivlinThe InterceptOctober 20, 2018
InvestigationBusiness, World African Governments Pay for Mauritius Miracle Ghost offices on the small island provide legal but questionable means of siphoning tax dollars away from poor countries and into the pockets of the global elite. Matt Kennard & Claire ProvostForeign PolicyOctober 18, 2018