For Black Families in Phoenix, Child Welfare Investigations Are a Constant Threat
by Eli Hager and Agnel Philip, ProPublica, and Hannah Rappleye, NBC News, photography by Stephanie Mei-Ling, special to ProPublica and NBC News
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How to Vote in Person or by Mail
by Karim Doumar and Cynthia Gordy Giwa
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Historically ‘redlined’ urban areas have higher levels of air pollution
In the wake of the Great Depression, the federally sponsored Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) drew maps of neighborhoods in U.S. cities that characterized...
The Community of Mothers Who Lost Sons to Police Killings
by Brett Murphy
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Pittsburgh has a commission dedicated to racial equity – but in two years, it...
By Ladimir Garcia
In summer 2020, Pittsburgh City Council approved, and former Mayor Bill Peduto signed into existence, the Commission on Racial Equity. According to...
A Sheriff in Louisiana Has Been Destroying Records of Deputies’ Alleged Misconduct for Years
by Richard A. Webster, Verite
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How is TikTok affecting our mental health? It’s complicated, new U of M study...
With the rise of TikTok, many people have wondered about its potential impacts on society, in particular surrounding mental health. According to a first-of-its-kind...
How Bots and Fake Accounts Push China’s Vision of Winter Olympic Wonderland
Inside the Potemkin village of China’s propaganda, the Winter Olympics have unfolded as an unalloyed success, a celebration of sports and political harmony that...
Austria will impose a nationwide lockdown for people who have not been vaccinated against...
Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced on Friday that Austria will impose a nationwide lockdown for people who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19. This follows...
A Big Night for Progressives in Pittsburgh
By Jon Moss/Pittsburgh Union Progress
It was quite a night for Pittsburgh’s progressive community.
First, state Rep. Sara Innamorato beat a wide field — including a...
