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Lois Beckett has reported on changes in the news industry for the Nieman Journalism Lab. She was a 2010 Village Voice Media Fellow at the SF Weekly. She has written for the Times of India, the Accra Daily Mail, and the Reading Eagle, among others. She graduated from Harvard College with a degree in Social Studies.

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New Arrests in Murdoch Bribery Scandal Raise Question of U.S. Charges

Feb. 13, 2:46 p.m.

The U.S. bans companies from bribing foreign officials. As a U.K. bribery investigation expands, will News Corp. ultimately face charges here?

Colorado Redistricting Had Inside Help

Feb. 9, 9 p.m.

Hired guns paid by anonymous donors played pivotal role as hopes of bi-partisan deal slipped away.

By the Numbers: Life and Death at Foxconn

Jan. 27, 12:09 p.m.

A look at working conditions at the manufacturing giant that produces nearly half of the world’s consumer electronics.

Obama’s Gerrymander

Jan. 25, 1:56 p.m.

President Obama may have propelled his political career forward by gerrymandering a Chicago district to include rich supporters.

Actual Winner Unclear in Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas Redistricting

Jan. 20, 4:49 p.m.

Court rejects minority-friendly map, orders federal judges to give more weight to Texas’ original plan drawn by GOP-controlled legislature.

Will the Supreme Court Strike Down Part of the Voting Rights Act?

Jan. 10, 2:35 p.m.

The court’s ruling on a Texas redistricting case could transform the nation’s approach to minority voting rights—and determine which party controls Congress.

Answering Your Questions on Our California Redistricting Story

Dec. 23, 2011, 7 p.m.

We answer your questions about our California redistricting story.

California Republicans Call for Official Investigation of Dems’ Redistricting Tactics

Dec. 21, 2011, 9:03 p.m.

Early reactions to ProPublica’s report
on the ways California Democrats manipulated the state’s citizen redistricting commission split along partisan lines.

Perry More Generous With Pardons Than Romney

Dec. 16, 2011, 3:10 p.m.

Mitt Romney has boasted about granting no pardons as Massachusetts governor from 2003-07, while Texas Gov. Rick Perry has pardoned 178 people in his nearly 11 years in office.

Emails Suggest Ohio’s New Republican-Friendly Maps Save the GOP ‘Millions’

Dec. 13, 2011, 2:23 p.m.

A rare inside look at how political parties use redistricting to cement partisan control — often at the expense of voters.

Racial Disparity in Presidential Pardons: What Can Be Done?

Dec. 9, 2011, 5:45 p.m.

ProPublica found that whites are almost four times as likely as minorities to be pardoned. To break the pattern of bias, experts say, would require reconsidering the subjective factors used to judge applicants.

Top MuckReads: The EPA’s ‘Secret Watch List,’ Pesticide Drones and More

Dec. 2, 2011, 10:56 a.m.

Our rundown of this week’s best investigative reporting.

Our Reading Guide on Congressional Dysfunction

Nov. 23, 2011, 12:43 p.m.

Once again, Congress seems to be gridlocked. Why is that?

In Minn. Redistricting Battle, Powerful Players Clash — With Citizens on Sidelines

Nov. 16, 2011, 4:38 p.m.

An unfolding legal fight shows how difficult it is for anyone outside of political parties to have an impact on redistricting

In Nevada, Opaque Groups Square Off Over Redistricting

Nov. 9, 2011, 3:08 p.m.

Who funded the legal battles over Nevada’s redistricting? Voters may never know.

Is Partisan Gerrymandering Unconstitutional?

Nov. 7, 2011, 2:10 p.m.

A quick look at the Supreme Court’s divided record on redistricting for political gain.

Redistricting, a Devil’s Dictionary

Nov. 2, 2011, 9:08 a.m.

Redistricting is a hard-knuckled game, in which voters often lose. Here are the colorful, and telling, terms used by insiders.

Globalizing Occupy Wall Street: From Chile to Israel, Protests Erupt

Oct. 25, 2011, 11:27 a.m.

A closer look at protests in five countries—including the tent occupations that prefigured Occupy Wall Street.

What Is the Keystone XL Pipeline — and Why Is It So Controversial?

Oct. 14, 2011, 11:40 a.m.

We sort through Keystone XL’s economic promises, environmental risks and the conflicts of interest that continue to make headlines.

Our Guide to Obama’s Floundering Foreclosure Programs

Oct. 7, 2011, 12:19 p.m.

The Obama administration’s efforts to address the foreclosure crisis have resulted in struggling programs, recycled ideas and little chance of significant improvement.

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