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The Climate Crisis Is Worse Than You Can Imagine. Here’s What Happens If You Try.
A climate scientist spent years trying to get people to pay attention to the disaster ahead. His wife is exhausted. His older son thinks there’s no future. And nobody but him will use the outdoor toilet he built to shrink his carbon footprint.
The Unfinished Business of Flint’s Water Crisis
Criminal charges and a class-action settlement may seem like the last chapter in Flint’s story, but many of the most important reforms at the root of the city’s water crisis remain undone.
Global Right-Wing Extremism Networks Are Growing. The U.S. Is Just Now Catching Up.
White supremacists are building international networks to spread their violent ideology. Efforts at transatlantic counterterrorism cooperation hit an obstacle: the politics of the Trump Administration.
White supremacists are building international networks to spread their violent ideology. Efforts at transatlantic counterterrorism cooperation hit an obstacle: the politics of the Trump Administration.
How the CARES Act Forgot America’s Most Vulnerable Hospitals
COVID-19 relief was meant to give a lifeline to hospitals, especially the small, rural facilities that struggled to stay open before 2020. But in states like Oklahoma, problems created by confusing guidelines could cause harm long after the pandemic.
COVID-19 relief was meant to give a lifeline to hospitals, especially the small, rural facilities that struggled to stay open before 2020. But in states like Oklahoma, problems created by confusing guidelines could cause harm long after the pandemic.
Featured Reporting on the Crisis
“We’ve Let the Worst Happen”: Reflecting on 400,000 Dead
A much-needed check-in with health care reporter Caroline Chen as we examine the toll COVID-19 has taken on the country and what to expect from a new president.
How Many Vaccine Shots Go to Waste? Several States Aren’t Counting.
The CDC says health facilities should report unused and spoiled COVID-19 vaccines, but many are failing to do so. At a time when there aren’t enough shots to meet demand, significant numbers may be going in the trash.
All a Gig-Economy Pioneer Had to Do Was “Politely Disagree” and the Labor Department Walked Away
Still Can’t Breathe
Students! ProPublica and The Pudding Want to Help Pay For Your Journalism Expenses in 2021.
A Woman With Developmental Disabilities Was Abused in Arizona. The State Promised Changes. It Has Not Made Them Yet.
Rioters Faced Few Consequences Invading State Capitols. No Wonder They Turned to the U.S. Capitol Next.
Twitter and YouTube Banned Steve Bannon. Apple Still Gives Him Millions of Listeners.
How Operation Warp Speed Created Vaccination Chaos
What Should Go in the Trump Time Capsule?
Inside the Capitol Riot: What the Parler Videos Reveal
Why We Published More Than 500 Videos Taken by Parler Users of the Capitol Riot
Memphis-Area Residents Without Internet Must Wait Days for Vaccination Appointments, While Others Go to the Front of the Line
Thousands of Illinois Drivers Would Get Their Licenses Back Under a Criminal Justice Reform Bill
New Video Details Tense Moments as Capitol Mob Sought Out Lawmakers
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