InvestigationJustice Nowhere in the World To Run: The International Law Ripping Children From Their Mothers The Hague Abduction Convention was meant to reunite mothers and children. Instead, it's often used by allegedly abusive fathers to tear them apart. Olivia GentileThe 19thJune 17, 2025
InvestigationHealth Trauma-informed nurses help sexual assault survivors. Most hospitals in the Gulf South don’t have them. Drew HawkinsGulf States NewsroomJune 13, 2025
InvestigationJustice, Politics “I Am Not Afraid” The Trump administration is attacking protesters from all angles. Activists refuse to back down. Adam FedermanIn These TimesJune 4, 2025
InvestigationHealth, Justice “If You Want to Live, Don’t Drink the Water” After mystery illnesses and toxic reports, prisoners at California’s Mule Creek State Prison worry their water is killing them. D. Razor Babb, Emily Nonko & Nina ZweigThe AppealMay 15, 2025
InvestigationLabor McDonald’s Made a Commitment to Prevent Sexual Harassment—What Happened? An investigation by The Nation and Type Investigations raises questions about the effectiveness of new global brand standards in reducing and responding to harassment at the fast food giant. Bryce CovertThe NationApril 14, 2025
InvestigationEnvironment Leaving the Island More than 13 million Americans may be displaced due to climate change by the end of this century. What happens when you have to leave the only home you’ve ever known in order to survive? Olga LoginovaAudiationMarch 10, 2025
InvestigationJustice How Wisconsin’s investigations into police shootings protect officers Cops under investigation get special privileges, can change their stories and are rarely charged Isiah HolmesWisconsin ExaminerFebruary 12, 2025
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics Trump’s Greenland Problem As the president-elect’s call to buy—or take—a sovereign country moves from punchline to possibility, a look at the real stakes of the Arctic’s mounting cold war. Adam FedermanIn These TimesJanuary 16, 2025
InvestigationJustice The Forever Cure Is civil commitment rehabilitating sex offenders—or punishing them? Jordan Michael SmithHarper'sDecember 18, 2024
InvestigationEnvironment How the Renewable Energy Boom Is Remaking the American West In Nevada, plans are moving ahead for transmission lines, solar farms, geothermal plants and more in the name of fighting climate change. Yet even among environmental groups and government officials, the projects are controversial. Jimmy TobiasInside Climate NewsDecember 15, 2024