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364 stories published since 2008

HUD Sues Facebook Over Housing Discrimination and Says the Company’s Algorithms Have Made the Problem Worse

by Ariana Tobin,

Facebook Won’t Let Employers, Landlords or Lenders Discriminate in Ads Anymore

by Jack Gillum and Ariana Tobin,

The Tragedy of Baltimore

by Alec MacGillis,

The Ticket Trap: Front to Back

by David Eads,

Chicago Public Schools Monitored Social Media for Signs of Violence, Gang Membership

by Aaron Leibowitz for ProPublica Illinois, and Sarah Karp, WBEZ Chicago,

“Get Out”: Black Families Harassed in Their Own Homes

by Rahima Nasa and Rachel Glickhouse,

U.S. to Investigate Discrimination Against Native American Students on Montana Reservation

by Annie Waldman, ProPublica, and Erica L. Green, The New York Times,

6 Young Men, Given Adult Sentences for “Minor” Infractions, Are Freed in Illinois

by Duaa Eldeib,

District of Despair: On a Montana Reservation, Schools Favor Whites Over Native Americans

by Annie Waldman, ProPublica, and Erica L. Green, The New York Times,

On a Reservation, a Second Chance for Prisoners and Their Warden

by Annie Waldman, ProPublica, and Erica L. Green, The New York Times,

He Drew His School Mascot — and ICE Labeled Him a Gang Member

by Hannah Dreier,

Documenting Hate in America: What We Found in 2018

by Rachel Glickhouse,

Chicago Task Force Will Take on Ticket and Debt Collection Reform

by Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos, WBEZ Chicago,

Chicago Throws Out 23,000 Duplicate Tickets Issued Since 1992 to Motorists Who Didn’t Have Vehicle Stickers

by Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos, WBEZ Chicago,

“I Don’t Want to Shoot You, Brother”

by Joe Sexton,

Member of White Supremacist Group Pleads Guilty to Assaults at 2017 Rally

by A.C. Thompson,

An Atomwaffen Member Sketched a Map to Take the Neo-Nazis Down. What Path Officials Took Is a Mystery.

by A.C. Thompson,

Brothers Whom Authorities Linked to Pittsburgh Shooting Suspect Had Flyer Supporting Neo-Nazi Group, Officials Say

by Catherine Trautwein, Frontline, and A.C. Thompson, ProPublica,

How HUD’s Inspection System Fails Low-Income Tenants Nationwide

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

Nearly All the Officers in Charge of an Indiana Police Department Have Been Disciplined — Including the Chief Who Keeps Promoting Them

by Ken Armstrong, ProPublica, and Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune,

Brothers Who Were Online Friends With Pittsburgh Shooting Suspect Had Ties to Violent Neo-Nazis

by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica, and Catherine Trautwein, Frontline,

Chicago City Council Approves Modest First Reforms on Ticketing and Debt

by Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos, WBEZ Chicago,

Top Chicago Alderman Adds to Growing Momentum for Ticket and Debt Reform

by Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos, WBEZ Chicago,

Why Jeff Sessions’ Final Act Could Have More Impact Than Expected

by Ian MacDougall,

These Voters Had to Wait for Hours: “It Felt Like a Type of Disenfranchisement”

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Georgia Voters Face Hourslong Waits as State Scrambles to Accommodate Turnout

by Jessica Huseman, Isaac Arnsdorf, and Jeremy B. Merrill,

Houston Poll Worker Hurls Racist Remarks, Faces Criminal Charge

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Chicago Considers Wiping Away Old Ticket Debt for Motorists Who File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

by Melissa Sanchez,

Murder Charge Can’t Deter Sharpton’s Brother From Voting Rights Crusade

by Nina Martin,

Chicago Alderman Proposes Reining in Ticket Penalties That Drove Thousands of Black Motorists Into Debt

by Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos, WBEZ Chicago,

Latina Is Asked “Are You Sure You Are a U.S. Citizen?” at Texas Polling Place

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Reporting Recipe: How to Investigate Racial Disparities at Your School

by Annie Waldman,

More Than Me Addresses Inaccurate Tax Returns, Loses 2 Board Members, Has Funds Suspended by Donor

by Finlay Young for ProPublica,

4 Members of Violent White Supremacist Group Face Riot Charges, Federal Authorities Say

by A.C. Thompson,

Amid Protest in Liberia, Its Vice President Gets List of Demands About More Than Me

by Finlay Young for ProPublica,

Explore Racial Disparities in Hundreds of Illinois Schools and Districts

by David Eads,

Charlottesville’s Other Jim Crow Legacy: Separate and Unequal Education

by Annie Waldman, ProPublica, and Erica L. Green, The New York Times,

More Than Me CEO Katie Meyler Temporarily Steps Down

by Finlay Young for ProPublica,

Unprotected

by Nadia Sussman,

Four Men Arrested Over Unrest During 2017 “Unite the Right” Rally

by Rahima Nasa,

“A Never-Ending Commitment”: The High Cost of Preserving Vulnerable Beaches

by Lisa Song and Al Shaw,

Bipartisan Furor as North Carolina Election Law Shrinks Early Voting Locations by Almost 20 Percent

by Blake Paterson,

Black Patients Miss Out On Promising Cancer Drugs

by Caroline Chen and Riley Wong,

Note to the Next Mayor: Chicago Is a City of the World, But We Want the Neighborhoods Fixed, Too

by Mick Dumke,

There Was a Plan to Save This City From Flooding. But When the Rains Came, So Did Hesitance.

by Lisa Song, ProPublica, and Patrick Michels, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting,

How the Army Corps’ Hesitation Nearly Destroyed a City

by Al Shaw and Lisa Song, ProPublica, and Patrick Michels, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting,

Marines Move to Tackle Racial Extremists in the Corps

by Rahima Nasa,

What’s the City of Chicago Doing About Its Problem With Duplicate Sticker Tickets?

by Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos, WBEZ Chicago,

48 Hours in Charlottesville: Fear, Nausea, and a Sad Lack of Surprise

by A.C. Thompson,

New York City Launches Initiative to Eliminate Racial Disparities in Maternal Death

by Annie Waldman,