Nike Pledged to Shrink Its Carbon Footprint. It Just Slashed the Staff Charged With Making That Happen. ( www.propublica.org )
Eight years ago, the world’s largest sports apparel brand made a bold commitment. Nike was embarking on what it called a moonshot: doubling its business while halving its impact on the warming planet....
He Was Convicted of Killing His Baby. The DA’s Office Says He’s Innocent, but That Might Not Be Enough. ( www.propublica.org )
Two Reporters Covering Education in the Midwest Followed the Money … to a School in New York ( www.propublica.org )
And then we heard concerns that students were being mistreated at one of those schools: Shrub Oak International School in Mohegan Lake, New York. Black eyes and bruises. Insufficient staffing. Medical neglect. No kitchen....
Two Reporters Covering Education in the Midwest Followed the Money … to a School in New York ( www.propublica.org )
Students from 13 states and Puerto Rico — including Michigan and Indiana in the Midwest — went to Shrub Oak this past school year. Families’ decisions to cross state borders for an education often come after they have struggled to find a place for their children. For journalists, this trend and its impact are not easy to...
How Google uses secrecy, market dominance, and connections to rule tech (Pt 2): How Google’s Ad Business Funds Disinformation Around the World ( www.propublica.org )
This is Part 2 of an award-winning series exploring how Google wields market power, technological dominance and political influence to amass and conceal information in service of profits — often in violation of its stated rules, government procedures and international sanctions. Click here for earlier parts, or to discuss the...
A Pulitzer-winning deep dive into the Supreme Court scandal (Pt 6): Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events ( www.propublica.org )
This is Part 6 of a Pulitzer-winning ongoing series exploring the financial scandal surrounding the Supreme Court. For the other parts, or to discuss the series as a whole, click here....