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Inequality

The Ferguson movement is on the cusp of revolutionizing political power in St. Louis

by Rebecca Rivas May 6, 2021June 30, 2021

After a group of young Black activists saw police reform efforts fail, they came up with a new plan.

Kamala Harris, in a long blue coat, smiles as she holds up her hand to be sworn in as Vice President. Behind her is the US Capitol, decorated with American flags. Justice Sonia Sotomayor stands several feet away, dressed in her judges robe and swearing Harris in.

Accountability

A transfer of power

by Kevin Sullivan, Taki Telonidis, Michael Montgomery, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Brett Simpson, Brett Myers, Najib Aminy, Elizabeth Shogren, Al Letson, Chris Harland-Dunaway, Jonathan Jones, Anjali Kamat, Amy Mostafa and Chris Jones January 23, 2021July 1, 2021

As the nation swears in President Joe Biden, we look at the long shadow cast by the forces that brought Donald Trump to power.

An illustration shows a clipboard that says "abortion form" and asks for demographic information. Small drawings of people rise up from the clipboard, scratching off the text.

Inequality

Policing pregnancy

by Emily Harris, Taki Telonidis, Brett Simpson, Byard Duncan, Sarah Mirk, Kevin Sullivan, Amy Mostafa, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Najib Aminy, Al Letson and Claire Mullen December 19, 2020May 3, 2022

If Roe v. Wade is overturned, states could set abortion rules. Some already push the boundaries of patient privacy and shift civil rights to fetuses.

Accountability, Criminal Justice

Federal prosecutors hold protesters for months pretrial

by Aaron Miguel Cantú November 17, 2020June 30, 2021

Dozens of protesters who took part in the uprisings after George Floyd’s murder have faced prolonged detention despite COVID-19 outbreaks.

An illustration shows a woman with a facemask reading 2020 holding up her ballot. Behind her, in a blue and purple swirl of colors, are ballots, voters, and other figures.

Accountability

United, we’re not

by Kevin Sullivan, Najib Aminy, Laura Starecheski, Brett Simpson, Brett Myers, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Emily Harris, Amy Mostafa, Al Letson, Taki Telonidis, Michael Montgomery, Matt Thompson, Jen Chien, Patrick Michels, Laura C. Morel, Stan Alcorn, Jennifer Gollan, Katharine Mieszkowski, Aura Bogado, Elizabeth Shogren, Andy Donohue, Esther Kaplan, Sumi Aggarwal and Claire Mullen November 14, 2020July 1, 2021

Where does America go from here? We talk with an asylum-seeking family, Georgia women on abortion and West Virginians on the impact of Black Lives Matter.

Melquan Barnett sits just inside the doorway to a house.

Accountability

‘Go after the troublemakers’

by Anjali Kamat November 1, 2020June 30, 2021

Inside the federal government’s unprecedented campaign to prosecute Black Lives Matter protesters.

A red and black illustration shows protester reflected in the visor of a police officer's riot gear helmet

Criminal Justice, First Amendment

Stopping a movement

by Anjali Kamat, Kevin Sullivan, Amy Mostafa, Brett Simpson, Najib Aminy, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Stan Alcorn and Patrick Michels October 31, 2020July 1, 2021

Millions of Americans have protested racism and police brutality. The federal government cracked down, filing charges against protesters in 31 states.