The medical examiner hasn’t announced the cause of death for a 58-year-old man who died Monday, but confirmed to HuffPost that he tested positive for COVID-19.
Politics & Government
The stimulus halts a corporate trick that gouges workers. But it comes too late.
Stock buybacks enriched companies and their leaders — at everyone else’s expense.
Fragility in Liberty
We travel from Liberty Island to the U.S.-Mexico border to discover how the end of Reconstruction and America’s present-day immigration crisis are inextricably bound.
‘This Is the Wild West Out Here’
How Washington is bending over backward for mining companies in Nevada at the expense of environmental rules.
The Army Of Prayer Warriors Fighting Trump’s Impeachment
As the Senate takes up his impeachment trial, white Christian evangelicals remain firmly in the president’s corner.
One City’s Struggle to Police the Police
Under Obama, Newark promised to reform its force. Is the Trump administration failing to follow up?
Race, Crime and Surveillance
Why St. Louis’ Real Time Crime Center protects businesses before people.
Inside The Christian Legal Army Weakening the Church-State Divide
New documents offer a window into the ideology of a conservative legal powerhouse that enjoys unprecedented influence in Washington.
Calm Before the Storm
How the American nuclear industry downplays the threat of climate-induced flooding.
How Trump Created Chaos on the Border
Thousands of asylum-seekers were released into towns near the border, straining local resources. Was the havoc a product of incompetence, or something more sinister?
“Worse Than a Death Sentence”
Inside India’s sham trials that could strip millions of citizenship.
How Science Got Trampled in the Rush to Drill in the Arctic
The Trump administration pried open an environmental ‘jewel’ for oil and gas exploration — by distorting the work of its own scientific experts.
A Search for Answers. A Search for Blame.
In grieving Parkland, there’s a fight ripping the community apart. And it has nothing to do with gun control.
Right Makes Might
Long before Trump came on the scene, key congressional Republicans had been sidling up to nativists and authoritarians across the globe.
The End of the City on a Hill
A burgeoning alliance with Europe’s far right is radically altering the Christian right’s view of American democracy.
The Hidden Battle Over America’s Wilderness
A sustained effort to weaken federal authority over public land could undermine protections for threatened and endangered species.
Inside the Secretive US Air Campaign In Somalia
Since Trump took office, figuring out whom the US is killing and why has become nearly impossible.
Surveillance and Secrets
Are St. Louis police following their own rules to protect citizens’ privacy?
Trump’s Border Wall Would Destroy Historic Gravesites in Texas
The history of an outpost on the Underground Railroad could be lost.
Stepping Up
As the incarceration of mothers increases in the United States, who cares for the children left behind?