Clips

The American Independent

A network of national conservative groups is influencing Wisconsin school board elections | March 2022
An investigation into the network of national Conservative groups astroturfing school board elections in Wisconsin.

Insurrectionist leads effort to overturn 2020 election in Michigan | Feb. 2022
An investigation into the continued attempt to overturn the 2020 election results in Michigan.

Mother Jones

Armed Picnics and Snipers at Family Dollar: Life in a Town With a Government-Approved Militia | Aug. 2021
An enterprising investigation about a small, rural county in Southwest Virginia’s slow creep toward government-sanctioned extremism.

Public Servants Are Risking Everything to Expose Government Corruption. Donald Trump Is Making Their Lives Hell. | Aug. 2020
An investigation into all the quiet ways the Trump administration worked to silence and intimidate federal whistleblowers.

The Most Radical Republicans Aren’t in Congress. They’re in the Statehouses. | March 2021
A deep dive into the far-right local politicians in Virginia, Michigan, Arizona, and elsewhere who have risen in power over the past few years because of their extremist ties and rhetoric.

The Pro-Trump Riot Renews Concerns About Extremism in the Military | Jan. 2021
A look into how, for years, the military has ignored the rise of far-right extremism in the ranks.

“We’re Going In.” What Happened as the Barricades Fell at the US Capitol. | Jan. 2021
A first-hand account of what happened during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

A More Extreme Gun Rights Movement Is Emerging in the NRA’s Wake | Dec. 2020
A profile of the Virginia Civil Defense League and other fringe gun rights groups vying to take over the NRA’s spotlight.

Minneapolis Has a Long History of Racist Police. Activists Want to Kick Out the County Attorney Who Protected Them. | Aug. 2020
A profile of Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and his long history of racist policies and practices.

Washington City Paper

Mayor Muriel Bowser Wants Big Changes for the City’s Arts Commission | May 2019
An investigation into the DC mayor’s surprising takeover of the Washington, DC’s arts commission.

Residents and the City’s Police Chief Debate Policing in D.C. | July 2018
A cover story documenting how police abuses in Wards 7 and 8 fueled distrust in the community amid a violence surge.

Bowser Wants to Fund Stop-and-Frisk Data Collection Using Eviction Prevention Program Money | March 2018
A scoop showing how D.C.’s mayor planned to take funds from a housing protection program to fund police data collection.

Civil Rights and Activist Groups Sue Bowser Over Stop-and-Frisk Data Collection | May 2018
Part of a series exposing the revelation that the D.C. Police violated law by not collecting stop-and-frisk data.

Banner Year: The Women’s March Kicked Off a New Era of Activism in D.C. | Jan. 2018
A cover story looking back at the evolution of social justice movements in D.C. after Trump’s first year in office.

Houses of Worship Are Re-Creating a Decades-Old Support System to Protect Immigrants | March 2017
A cover story that looks at D.C.’s sanctuary movement in its religious communities.

End of An Alley | Oct. 2016
A profile of a gentrified neighborhood in D.C.—and its last resident from a bygone era.

D.C. Democratic Socialists Are Going Hyperlocal for the Upcoming General Election | Oct. 2018
A profile of the D.C. chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.

How to Sue Trump | Aug. 2018
A profile of D.C. attorney general Karl Racine and his efforts to hold the Trump administration accountable.

Pride and Prejudices | June 2017
A look at a group of queer activists’ protest of D.C.’s Pride Parade because of corporate ties.