InvestigationBusiness, Health, Politics Children Were at Risk so Detroit Promised to Halt Demolitions. But That Didn’t Happen. A city task force found a potential link between demolitions in Detroit and lead levels of children who live nearby. Kat Stafford & Kristi TannerDetroit Free PressOctober 16, 2020
InvestigationBusiness, World The Risk Makers Viral hate, election interference, and hacked accounts: inside the tech industry’s decades-long failure to reckon with risk. Catherine Buni & Soraya ChemalyOneZeroSeptember 21, 2020
InvestigationBusiness, Politics Chicago Has Been Quietly Intercepting Millions From State Tax Refunds During the Pandemic The Lighfoot administration intercepted at least $27 million in 2020 from residents’ state tax refunds to collect on debt, disproportionately hitting lower income neighborhoods and communities of color. Simon Davis-CohenThe Chicago ReporterSeptember 15, 2020
InvestigationBusiness, Labor The Immokalee Way: Protecting Farmworkers Amid a Pandemic While some companies do everything to escape accountability, the Fair Food Program proves there’s an alternative. John BoweThe NationSeptember 14, 2020
InvestigationBusiness, Labor, Politics Trump’s National Labor Relations Board Is Sabotaging Its Own Mission The federal agency that’s supposed to protect union rights is instead championing the interests of bosses. Michelle ChenThe NationSeptember 7, 2020
InvestigationBusiness The Fintech Debt Trap Aggressive online lenders are preying on desperate borrowers and could trigger a new consumer financial crisis. Alyssa KatzThe InterceptAugust 30, 2020
InvestigationBusiness, Politics Minority Exclusion at the Makeshift Morgue Across the U.S., temporary facilities built in response to COVID-19 went up quickly and minority contractors were left out. Rebecca RivasThe St. Louis AmericanJune 23, 2020
InvestigationBusiness, Politics When Shelter Comes Down to the Luck of the Draw As eviction moratoriums expire, lotteries determine who gets rent relief. Rebecca BurnsThe NationJune 5, 2020
InvestigationBusiness, Health ‘Inundated and Overwhelmed’: Black Undertakers Struggle Amid Pandemic Black-owned funeral homes were already in decline. Can they survive Covid-19? Dax-Devlon RossThe GuardianMay 22, 2020
InvestigationBusiness, Health They Were Warned Not to Take Sick Days — Then Six Workers at Their Warehouse Died of Coronavirus The workers also expressed concerns that delays in the provision of personal protective equipment like masks and gloves made an outbreak inevitable. Gabriel ThompsonThe InterceptApril 30, 2020