For the newest Backstory, I talked to Adam Federman about his reporting on anti-protest laws and how gov'ts and corporations have responded to protests, including his latest articles for In These Times and grist

Incredible news! I'm very lucky to get to work with amazing reporters like Aurora Almendral and Samanth Subramanian on ambitious projects like this.

Read this investigation by Adam Federman on how protesters have been increasingly criminalized at state and federal levels—with many efforts specifically targeting pro-Palestine protestors.

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My Columbia Journalism students are out reporting non-stop: working sources they've built over months, navigating the campus unlike any outsider, and adding much-needed context, humanity and depth to coverage.

If you're an editor looking to commission them, get in touch.

I genuinely don’t know how anyone who is seriously committed to the safety and well-being of Jews can see a single decision made by people in power this week as doing anything but deeply endangering Jewish people at Columbia and beyond🧵

You have to fuck up on a truly historic level to get the NYPD to say “even we think these were meaningless arrests.” They love meaningless arrests!

After a nine-month investigation, we published a database of commissary lists from 46 states. HUGE thanks to the brilliant and generous team at The Appeal for all their amazing work on this project: Ethan Corey Tara Francis Chan Nick Wing Jerry Iannelli and Molly Greene. ♥️

This new Adam Federman cover story for Type Investigations and In These Times is incredibly timely and eye-opening, as states and the federal government ramp up penalties for protest-related crimes: typeinvestigations.org/investigation/…

Major Alaska news: In a final environmental analysis due out later this week, the Interior Department is expected to recommend a “no action” alternative for Ambler Road, which would effectively kill the project in its current form. POLITICO

Public spending on private sweep contractors is soaring across the state – and unhoused people allege poor treatment. Brian Barth reports in partnership with The Guardian:

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This is a scandal. NYC has failed to disclose $1.2 BILLION in NYPD misconduct settlements and judgments since 2013, years-long investigation shows. cityandstateny.com/policy/2024/04…

Medicaid was designed to provide healthcare for the poorest Americans. But after death, their relatives can be socked with massive bills, as one Charlotte family learned. Safiya Charles reports in partnership with The Assembly: typeinvestigations.org/investigation/…

On Monday, an 82-year-old man in Oklahoma City set himself on fire when deputies tried to evict him and his wife, who has Alzheimer’s.

I’ve been monitoring evictions with similar outcomes since July 2021 and one thing is clear: this case is not isolated and won’t be the last.

Well, that is racism. They're continuing to support Israel's genocide because they're bigoted against the people the Israelis are killing. Good to know.

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Many of NY's prisons are in the path of totality for next month's eclipse.

Incarcerated people wanted a chance to see this rare occurrence.

Instead, they're going into total lockdown for it.

Rebecca McCray has the story.

hellgatenyc.com/incarcerated-n…

We are thrilled to be a finalist for NIHCM's Investigative and General Reporting Award for the Merchants of Care series by Aurora Almendral and Samanth Subramanian, produced in partnership with Quartz. bit.ly/IGRfi #NIHCMAwardsJournalism

I'm hiring a breaking news writer for The New Republic to help us cover the chaos of 2024 and beyond.

$65-70k writing about politics from a progressive viewpoint.

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Today’s massacre was bigger+much worse, but not new. There’ve been reports for weeks of Israeli troops attacking people trying to get food aid in Gaza. This is what a source in Gaza told me last week:

Congratulations to Type Media Center fellow Nick Turse for his ASME nomination!