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Our deep dives into how governments and corporations influence the economic and immigration policies that shape lives. 

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10 things you need to know about today’s Black farmers

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Heist Season 3: Who’s who

Avatar photo by April Simpson October 3, 2023October 3, 2023
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

Time for young migrants to ‘take the mic’ in U.S. immigration debate

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández September 29, 2023September 28, 2023
Posted inImmigration

Es hora que jóvenes migrantes “tomen el micrófono” en debate sobre inmigración EEUU

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández September 29, 2023October 3, 2023
Eddie Slaughter tears up. He is wearing a black baseball cap, mask around his chin and eye glasses.
Posted inThe Heist

Eddie Slaughter, longtime advocate for Black farmers, dies

Avatar photo by April Simpson September 29, 2023September 29, 2023
Nate dressed in a cowboy hat, blue hat and pants sits on a horse. His large farm with tall trees is in the background.
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The Heist: Season 3

by The Center for Public Integrity September 19, 2023February 7, 2024
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Season 3: The Heist trailer transcript

by The Center for Public Integrity September 19, 2023September 18, 2023
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‘If you don’t count us, we don’t count’: the effort to queer the census

Avatar photo by Ileana Garnand September 8, 2023September 6, 2023
Maati Jone Primm stands in front of her store. She is wearing a pink outfit, and she has two signs in the windows of her store. One says "Jim Crow Must Go" and the other says "Black Lives Matter."
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

In a historic Black business district, ‘death by a thousand cuts’

Avatar photo by Maya Srikrishnan August 25, 2023August 21, 2023
Two men wearing blue surgical masks to protect from covid hold signs that say "Tax the Rich" and "Make the Rich Pay." They're walking outside with people behind them.
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The long struggle over taxing the rich

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Melissa Hellmann and Maya Srikrishnan August 23, 2023August 22, 2023
This illustration shows a white man dressed in a blue suit using an axe made of a wallet as the metal piece to chop into a tree stump.
Posted inUnequal Burden

State tax systems contribute to inequality. These states are doubling down.

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Maya Srikrishnan and Melissa Hellmann August 22, 2023August 22, 2023
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‘Disability is an often forgotten piece of the court’s docket’

Avatar photo by Maya Srikrishnan August 18, 2023August 16, 2023
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Abortion care has become a patchwork of state laws that deepen inequalities

Heidi Collins poses for a portrait. She has red hair and wears glasses. by Heidi Fantasia June 28, 2023June 27, 2023
A box of oranges and a box of apples are displayed outside of a grocery store. On the window is a sign that says the store accepts EBT and WIC.
Posted inInequality

Why the way we measure poverty matters

Avatar photo by Maya Srikrishnan June 23, 2023June 22, 2023
The three people identified in the caption are standing outside a small, green ranch-style house, two holding a pack of water bottles.
Posted inEnvironment

Planning for environmental justice for all

Yvette Cabrera by Yvette Cabrera June 16, 2023June 15, 2023
Posted inImmigration

How outdated visa policies drive illegal immigration

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández June 9, 2023June 9, 2023
A student writes on a chalkboard "I will not be myself. I will play sports. I will not receive medical care."
Posted inInequality

‘Young people are being harmed’: the effect of anti-trans legislation

Avatar photo by Ileana Garnand June 6, 2023June 9, 2023
Two men and two women stand outside a bus in D.C. with the Capitol dome in the background. The two men look at the bus door. They wear surgical masks. They wear yellow t-shirts and jeans, one wears a safety vest. Another woman looks on with her arms folded. She wears a yellow t-shirt, a white sweater and jeans. Another woman faces away,looking in the bus door. She wears dark shorts and a dark t-shirt. She wears a red backpack.
Posted inImmigration

As migrant busing continues, advocates push for long-term solutions

Avatar photo by Ileana Garnand June 2, 2023June 1, 2023
A person wearing a bucket hat, jacket, and neon green gloves places a cardboard box into the trunk of a red car. Behind them, two women wearing blue shirts and a man wearing a neon green shirt holding another box stand waiting.
Posted inUnequal Burden

Grocery taxes face the chopping block in South Dakota 

Avatar photo by Melissa Hellmann May 26, 2023May 25, 2023
Posted inUnequal Risk

Three families vowed to stop a killer chemical. Here’s how they did it.

Avatar photo by Jamie Smith Hopkins May 16, 2023May 16, 2023
A Yurok tribe member wearing orange coveralls checks the net they have placed in a large body of water. there are small hills behind them and a cloudy sky.
Posted inInequality

Pondering state reparations for tribes, a council documents history of harms

Avatar photo by Maya Srikrishnan April 28, 2023May 23, 2023
Paint strippers are displayed on a shelf in a hardware store.
Posted inUnequal Risk

The EPA wants to broaden a ban on a deadly chemical on store shelves

Avatar photo by Jamie Smith Hopkins April 26, 2023April 26, 2023
Lady J wears a long blue dress with lace sleeves and a white necklace. She stands in front of two bookcases filled with books. She has long blond hair and black and yellow eye makeup with dark lipstick."
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

How drag bans fit into larger attacks on transgender rights

Avatar photo by Ileana Garnand April 14, 2023April 14, 2023
ReShonda Young and Jamie Smith Hopkins on a split zoom screen
Posted inThe Heist

Revisiting a journey to open a Black-owned bank and battle the wealth gap

Avatar photo by Ileana Garnand April 4, 2023April 7, 2023
A child looks out of the window of a bus, in the reflection of the window you can see two American flags.
Posted inImmigration

How U.S. policy drives child migrants into dangerous jobs

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández March 31, 2023March 31, 2023
ReShonda Young, wearing a yellow-orange suit and blue pants, sits between two levels of stairs. She is wearing glasses and smiling.
Posted inThe Heist

A new tool to find and stop discrimination in small-business lending

Avatar photo by Jamie Smith Hopkins March 30, 2023March 30, 2023
Two silver wedding rings lie next to each other on a wooden table.
Posted inUnequal Burden

If you’re Black, saying ‘I do’ can increase your taxes

Avatar photo by Melissa Hellmann March 24, 2023May 23, 2023
A pride flag is visible in low light.
Posted inWorkers’ Rights

Religious activists are trying to weaken new protections for LGBTQ workers

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  March 3, 2023February 28, 2023
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Posted inWho Counts?

How one city ended prison gerrymandering

Aaron Mendelson by Aaron Mendelson February 17, 2023February 21, 2023
A seated man wearing a mask holds a sign that says "World leaders! Reparations for slavery now!" during a California reparations task force meeting.
Posted inInequality

True reparations aren’t limited to money

Avatar photo by Maya Srikrishnan February 10, 2023February 8, 2023

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