InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Justice Retail COVID-19 testing is a massive failure for black communities Since the White House announced this “historic public-private partnership,” 63 sites have opened nationwide. Just eight are in black neighborhoods. Aaron Ross ColemanVoxApril 28, 2020
InvestigationBusiness, Immigration, Labor The Factory Oversight Industry Protects Profits, Not People An investigation into the dangerously irresponsible business of “ethical factory” audits. Maria HengeveldThe NationApril 23, 2020
InvestigationBusiness How Much Is an Unkosher Torah Worth? Inside the murky world of Torah appraisal and a prominent evangelical’s gift to the Museum of the Bible of thousands of unusable scrolls. Hella WinstonThe Jewish WeekApril 13, 2020
InvestigationBusiness, Health, Labor As Coronavirus Spread, Financial Services Contractor Told Warehouse Workers They Aren’t Allowed to Get Sick In a Long Island warehouse, immigrants work long hours doing mailings for a multibillion-dollar financial services company. Now they’re getting sick. Gabriel ThompsonThe InterceptApril 7, 2020
InvestigationBusiness, Health, Politics Renters In Turmoil As Federal And State Relief Measures Fall Short “I can’t be out on the street right now,” a woman in Jackson, Mississippi, said. Rebecca BurnsHuffPostApril 5, 2020
ProjectBusiness, Health, Politics, World COVID-19: Inside the Crisis Read all of Type Investigations’ coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. Type InvestigationsMarch 27, 2020
InvestigationBusiness, Politics The stimulus halts a corporate trick that gouges workers. But it comes too late. Stock buybacks enriched companies and their leaders — at everyone else’s expense. Gary RivlinThe Washington PostMarch 27, 2020
ProjectBusiness, Politics Maximus Inc.’s Safety Net Contracts Type Investigations and Mother Jones have compiled the most comprehensive database of the company’s contracts for public benefits to date. Tracie McMillan & Evan MalmgrenFebruary 21, 2020
AnalysisBusiness Tipsheet: How to Track the Monetization of the Safety Net Use this tipsheet to report on Maximus and other contractors in your community. Tracie McMillanFebruary 20, 2020
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Justice, Politics Paid by the Pipeline A Canadian Energy Company Bought an Oregon Sheriff's Unit Will Parrish & Alleen BrownThe InterceptFebruary 12, 2020