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He Helped Build the Religious Right. Now He’s Fighting ICE.

On January 24, a US Border Patrol agent shot and killed 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis after he was held down by multiple federal agents. The Trump administration alleged that Pretti ...
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At a time when Black history is being removed from schools, museums, and parks, Black journalists are fighting to tell a more inclusive American story.
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DC Police Tried to Fire 24 Current Officers for ‘Criminal Offenses.’ A Powerful Panel Blocked Nearly Every One, Documents Show.

Want more? Subscribe to our newsletter to get our investigations delivered straight to your inbox. This story is a collaboration with WAMU/DCist. The two sex workers in Washington, D.C., suspected ...
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Mastermind of the Texas ‘Heartbeat’ Statute Has a Radical Mission to Reshape American Law

Want more? Subscribe to our newsletter to get our investigations delivered straight to your inbox. When conservative legal provocateur Jonathan Mitchell published his 2018 law review article laying ...
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Tesla says its factory is safer. But it left injuries off the books

Many have gone to work at Tesla inspired by CEO Elon Musk and his mission. What some found, they said, was a chaotic factory floor where speed trumped safety. Credit: Musk photo by David McNew, photo ...
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I Study Fascism. I’ve Already Fled America.

“I think right now, the Trump regime has decided it has enough of the levers of power that they don’t need to have public support anymore,” says Jason Stanley, author of How Fascism Works and a ...
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What are injury rates like at Amazon warehouses?

Want more? Subscribe to our newsletter to get our investigations delivered straight to your inbox. Amazon’s warehouse injury rates have been secret for years despite mounting public concerns over ...
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As Climate Clock Ticks, US Government Has Been Using Burning Trash to Look Green

Climate activists march from the White House to the U.S. Capitol in March 2022 as part of a global strike demanding action from the Biden administration on climate change. Credit: Bryan Olin ...
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How Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers in Florida Get Taxpayer Funds With Almost No Oversight

The Florida Pregnancy Care Network is the nonprofit that administers the state-funded alternatives-to-abortion program. Credit: Laura C. Morel/Reveal Want more? Subscribe to our newsletter to get our ...
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So You Don’t Understand Crypto. Buckle Up.

The growth of crypto—decentralized digital currency that doesn’t rely on the backing of a bank or government—is one of the most transformative financial developments of the 21st century. And yet ...