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
InvestigationHealth, Politics Trump’s Rally at Mount Rushmore Will Move Forward Despite Risks NPS cuts “health and human safety” section from environmental analysis Adam FedermanSierra MagazineJune 27, 2020
InvestigationHealth, Immigration, World Exporting the Virus How Trump’s Deportation Flights Are Putting Latin America and the Caribbean at Risk. Melissa del Bosque & Isabel MacdonaldThe InterceptJune 26, 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
InvestigationJustice, Politics As States Struggle With Vote-by-Mail, “Many Thousands, If Not Millions” of Ballots Could Go Uncounted in November The coronavirus pandemic has spurred states to boost vote-by-mail, raising worries that inconsistent policies could lead to problems counting mailed ballots. Richard SalameThe InterceptJune 18, 2020
AnalysisJustice Reflections on Rage and Reform “A riot is the language of the unheard.” – Martin Luther King Jr. Sylvia A. HarveyJune 12, 2020