InvestigationEnvironment, Politics How Far Will The Interior Go to Loosen Offshore Drilling Rules? Proposals jeopardize safety precautions put in place after the Deepwater Horizon blowout. Adam FedermanThe NationSeptember 11, 2018
InvestigationPolitics, World Political Instability Facilitates ISIS Resurgence in Iraq Last October, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared that ISIS had been defeated, but the group’s leader announced that they were back, using new tactics. Simona FoltynPBS NewshourSeptember 9, 2018
InvestigationBusiness, Politics The LLC Loophole In New York, where an LLC is legally a person, companies can use the vehicles to blast through campaign finance limits. Jarrett MurphyCity LimitsSeptember 7, 2018
InvestigationBusiness, Justice IBM Used NYPD Footage to Develop Technology IBM created features to search camera footage for images of people by hair color, facial hair, and skin tone. George Joseph & Kenneth LippThe InterceptSeptember 6, 2018
InvestigationJustice, Politics The ‘Anti-Catholic’ Playbook A secret network of right-wing activists has spent millions attacking questions on abortion or LGBT rights as anti-religious bigotry. Sarah PosnerThe NationSeptember 5, 2018
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Labor The Forest Service Is Silencing Women Women in the Forest Service have tried to bring justice to those who have discriminated against them. But the system is set up to make their complaints go away. Kathryn JoyceOutsideAugust 29, 2018
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Health, Politics Chemours Lobbied EPA To Avert Use of Natural Refrigerants Chemours, which had spun off from DuPont in 2015, wanted EPA’s help ensuring a “level playing field” against natural competitors. Sharon LernerThe InterceptAugust 27, 2018
InvestigationBusiness, Politics Will Shareholders Lose the Right to Sue? A top SEC official says companies should be allowed to force shareholders into arbitration; advocates call it a blow to corporate accountability. Susan AntillaThe InterceptAugust 21, 2018
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Health Worse Than Lead? The chemical industry strikes again, shifting from lead to flame retardants that also sicken and kill. Jamie Lincoln KitmanThe NationAugust 15, 2018
InvestigationPolitics, World A Slaughter in Silence How a brutal ethnic cleansing campaign in DRC was made worse by Trump's "America First" policies and the world's neglect. Nick TurseViceAugust 1, 2018