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An open manhole on a city street
Posted inLabor

Worker death in Louisiana confined space showcases dangerous trend

Avatar photo by María Inés Zamudio March 8, 2024March 7, 2024

Early this year, Elmer Perez began his Monday shift at 9 a.m., welding inside a ship at Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors in Houma, Louisiana.  Hours after Perez skipped lunch, his coworkers went looking for the undocumented immigrant from Guatemala. They found him unconscious inside the small space he was working in. The workers removed his body […]

A clock is visible in the foreground of a photo in a school hallway
Posted inUnhoused and Undercounted

Amid rise in student homelessness, federal funding set to expire

Avatar photo by Corey Mitchell March 1, 2024February 29, 2024
Close up of american visa label in passport. Shallow depth of field.
Posted inImmigration

New data shows why the U.S. needs more immigrants

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  February 23, 2024February 22, 2024
Two men work at a restaurant cooking burgers on a grill and at a prep station. Generative AI has the potential to eliminate their jobs.
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

What will generative AI mean for the racial wealth gap? 

Avatar photo by April Simpson February 16, 2024February 15, 2024
Cracked piggy bank with band aid
Posted inUnequal Burden

More tax cuts put states’ revenue at risk

Avatar photo by Maya Srikrishnan February 9, 2024February 9, 2024
Posted inWho Counts?

In more places this year, people can vote in their first language

Katherine Hapgood has long brown hair and is wearing a black and white plaid jacket and a white blouse. by Katherine Hapgood February 2, 2024January 31, 2024
Two pallbearers in dark suits carry a coffin in a close-up photo
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

The little-known corner of finance pitching heirs on fast cash

Avatar photo by Amy DiPierro January 26, 2024January 25, 2024
A sign for General Petroleum Ave., angled oddly, is in the foreground of a photo of the sun rising above small homes.
Posted inEnvironmental Justice, Denied

The decades-long fight in a community treated as a dumping ground

Yvette Cabrera by Yvette Cabrera January 19, 2024January 18, 2024
"Vector illustration of the U.S. Census. A hand, as Uncle Sam, has a clipboard and is counting the man unique cultural faces of America."
Posted inWho Counts?

More states are pushing for race and ethnicity data equity

Avatar photo by Kristian Hernández January 12, 2024January 12, 2024
People talking and pointing on voting ballot
Posted inElections

Resolutions for a free and fair 2024 election

Aaron Mendelson by Aaron Mendelson January 5, 2024January 3, 2024
Packaging of plastic bottles with mineral water - Close up.
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

How distrust in government leads to civic disengagement

Avatar photo by María Inés Zamudio December 15, 2023December 18, 2023
A child stands with their back to the viewer, in front of them are the steps leading into a school bus.
Posted inUnhoused and Undercounted

Proposed law aims to lock in protections for homeless students

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Corey Mitchell and Amy DiPierro December 8, 2023December 7, 2023
A woman in a red tshirt protests outside of a McDonalds. She holds up a red sign that reads "Lucha por $15"
Posted inLabor

Millions of low-paid workers will benefit from this obscure new policy

by Alexia Fernández Campbell  November 17, 2023November 16, 2023
Two Black women discuss banking in this photo, taken in a corporate setting with light coming in through windows
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

Black financial institutions face new threat following Supreme Court ruling

Avatar photo by Melissa Hellmann November 10, 2023November 10, 2023
Two Black men sit at a table, going over paperwork together. There's a window in the background.
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

What backlash to landmark voting law tells us about debate today

Aaron Mendelson by Aaron Mendelson November 3, 2023November 1, 2023
Image shows a substantial number of people, some holding a large red banner that says, "Voting Rights Now! UniteHere #FreedomRide2021." One person in the crowd is holding a large American flag.
Posted inWho Counts?

See which states are expanding — or restricting — voting rights

Katherine Hapgood has long brown hair and is wearing a black and white plaid jacket and a white blouse. by Katherine Hapgood October 27, 2023October 26, 2023
The photo shows people, some blurred in movement, at an airport.
Posted inNational Security

Visions of a new national security paradigm

Avatar photo by Melissa Hellmann October 20, 2023October 19, 2023
Posted inEducation

What’s the effect of school voucher programs on students with disabilities? 

Avatar photo by Melissa Hellmann October 13, 2023October 12, 2023
Posted inToxic Labor

Reporting on workers who rebuild after natural disasters

Avatar photo by María Inés Zamudio October 6, 2023October 5, 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
A neon yellow 'children crossing road sign' on a street pole in front of a red brick building.
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

Where are the homeless children? This struggling city isn’t finding them

Avatar photo by Corey Mitchell September 22, 2023September 21, 2023
high angle view of some pin buttons patterned with different LGBTIQ flags, such as the gay pride flag, the transgender pride flag or the bisexual pride flag, on a pink background
Posted inLGBTQ+

‘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
Pete Buttigieg stands in the foreground wearing a white buttoned-down shirt. In the background is the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, which is in the urban area of Washington D.C.
Posted inEnvironment

Taking the highway to right wrongs of the past in urban areas

Yvette Cabrera by Yvette Cabrera September 1, 2023August 31, 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
A look at the US Supreme Court. It has a white stone facade, numerous steps and several pillars.
Posted inInequality

‘Disability is an often forgotten piece of the court’s docket’

Avatar photo by Maya Srikrishnan August 18, 2023August 16, 2023
Black mother holds her sleeping baby in front of a white background.
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

How guaranteed basic income can reduce infant mortality

Avatar photo by Melissa Hellmann August 4, 2023August 3, 2023
A crowd of people, all wearing white tshirts and holding a red sign saying "Keep LA Housed" stand together in front of a building.
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

Renters less likely to be kicked out where eviction filing fees are higher

Avatar photo by Janelle O'Dea July 28, 2023July 27, 2023
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

Memoir: The ER reveals “unvarnished truth” of broken system

Avatar photo by María Inés Zamudio July 21, 2023July 19, 2023
a police officer stands in a school hallway. Two students stand behind him out of focus. The viewer can see the items on his belt like keys, mace, and his holster.
Posted inCriminalizing kids

Fighting back against racial bias in school policing

Avatar photo by Corey Mitchell July 14, 2023July 13, 2023

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