Accountability Archives - Page 8 of 107

Digital billboards encourage people to fill out their census questionnaires in September at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York.

Census workers raise concerns about data quality, with bureau leaning on records rather than in-person counts

by David Rodriguez and Byard Duncan January 12, 2021June 30, 2021

They describe closing cases after only one unsuccessful door knock and using proxy sources such as leases to tally household occupants.

Trump Supporters Hold "Stop The Steal" Rally In DC Amid Ratification Of Presidential Election

Accountability

Democracy under siege

by Kevin Sullivan, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Al Letson, Brett Simpson, Anjali Kamat, Katharine Mieszkowski, Najib Aminy, Chris Harland-Dunaway, Michael Montgomery, Jen Chien, Taki Telonidis and Amy Mostafa January 9, 2021July 1, 2021

A mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, aiming to block the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory. How did we get here?

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Accountability

Take no prisoners

by Chris Harland-Dunaway, Brett Myers, Amy Mostafa, Brett Simpson, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Kevin Sullivan, Al Letson, Najib Aminy and Mwende Hinojosa January 2, 2021July 1, 2021

During WWII, top military commanders hoped to conceal an American war crime. This is the story of an incident nearly lost to history.

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Accountability, Criminal Justice

Pardon me, President Trump

by Michael I Schiller and David Ritsher December 26, 2020June 30, 2021

Boxer Charles “Duke” Tanner, among the few to receive clemency from President Donald Trump, returns to his hometown after spending 16 years in prison.

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.

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An illustration shows a president's hand pulling a person out of a prison cell.

Accountability, Criminal Justice

All the president’s pardons

by Michael I Schiller, Anna Hamilton, Taki Telonidis, Melissa Lewis, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Katherine Rae Mondo, Najib Aminy and Amy Mostafa December 12, 2020July 1, 2021

Under President Donald Trump, the pardon system has completely broken down.

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Jewel Cadet and Jamilah Felix are wearing hospital gowns stained with red, each holding a candle in front of a monument carved with Marion Sims' name.

Health Care

Reproducing racism

by Priska Neely, Jen Chien, Mwende Hinojosa, Amy Mostafa, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Claire Mullen, Kevin Sullivan and Al Letson December 5, 2020July 1, 2021

As racial disparities in health come into the spotlight amid COVID-19, we explore how the legacy of racism affects maternal health in the U.S.

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In an illustration, an anonymous hand reaches out of the wall of an art gallery and paints on a canvas.

Accountability

Fancy galleries, fake art

by Emily Harris, Susanne Reber, Brett Myers, Kevin Sullivan, Jim Briggs, Mwende Hinojosa, Fernando Arruda, Amy Mostafa and Al Letson November 28, 2020July 1, 2021

In the mid-’90s, two high-end New York art galleries began selling one fake painting after another. It was the largest art fraud in modern U.S. history, totaling more than $80 million.

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