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Discarded furniture and trash in a black dumpster on the side of a road with clear skies and sparse traffic, representing urban waste disposal and junk removal services.

The Eviction Experts: Can a City Stop an Eviction Crisis

Can a city stop a housing crisis?

The High Cost of Bad Credit

Desperate to improve their ratings, Americans now spend billions on “credit repair” — but the industry often can’t deliver on its promises.
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When No Landlord Will Rent to You, Where Do You Go?

How extended-stay hotels and motels became the last housing option for thousands of low-income Americans.
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Power Failure: On Landscape and Abandonment

The poultry workers on the coronavirus front line: ‘If one of us gets sick, we all get sick’

Low-paid women in US poultry factories are leading the struggle for fair conditions and basic safety. As Covid-19 rips through plants across the country, they have a fight on their hands.
Rusty industrial valve machinery in an open field under clear blue sky.

Gas Companies Are Abandoning Their Wells, Leaving Them to Leak Methane Forever

Just one orphaned site in California could have emitted more than 30 tons of methane. There are millions more like it.

Cities Bid for Tesla Truck Plant Despite Shrinking Coffers

The urge to lure businesses with billion-dollar tax and subsidy packages remains strong.

Nobody Knows How to Wean Manatees Off Coal Plants

A tale of unnatural symbiosis.

When Big Tech Goes Green, Taxpayers Help Food the Bill

Google and other Silicon Valley giants have tremendous leverage over states, cities, and utilities.

This State’s 50-Year Bet on Big Tech Could Cost Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

Indiana tries to lure the likes of Amazon and Facebook with long-lasting tax breaks.

When Midwest Startups Sell, Their Hometown Schools Often Lose

Cities keep handing tax incentives to local companies, even after they’ve cashed in.

Amazon Isn’t Paying Its Electric Bills. You Might Be

The company’s rate discounts have pushed up utility costs for everyone else.

Dollar General Hits a Gold Mine in Rural America

In the poorest towns, where even Wal-Mart failed, the little-box player is turning a profit.

Facebook Won’t Hire You for Its Data Center

Huge government tax giveaways aren’t yielding many jobs.
Professional speaker on stage at a dark auditorium with large screens displaying a man in a blue sweater, surrounded by colorful stage lighting and an attentive audience, promoting virtual events and presentations.

What Would Jesus Disrupt?

Entrepreneurs from Cincinnati’s Crossroads Church try to scale their startups without selling their souls.

Amazon Is Getting a Good Deal in Ohio. Maybe Too Good

The jobs payoff is uncertain for millions of dollars in tax incentives and grants.

This Handheld Device Detects Opioids. It’s Not Always Right

Cops desperate for ways to fight fentanyl want TruNarc, despite its flaws.

Why You Need the Internet to Drill in the U.S.

Website EnergyNet is the leading hub for federal land leases.

Stop using ‘officer-involved shooting’

A battered FOIA collides with the $2 trillion bailout

Rethinking Foreign Reporting at the Associated Press

FOIA is ‘one of the last tools of clarity’ on the family separation crisis

How an Arcane New Accounting Rule is Helping Reporters Follow the Money

The Private Compay Selling Off America’s Public Lands

EnergyNet, an online auction company from Amarillo, Texas, is set to make a fortune from oil and gas leases under the Trump administration. And good luck finding a way to protest.

Amazon’s War on Gear

The e-commerce behemoth is on its way to becoming the biggest marketplace for outdoor-recreation products and its influence over the industry grows every day. Is this the apocalypse for the shops and brands that have fueled our love of adventure? Or can they learn to fight back without destroying one another?

Quail, the Quieter Backyard-Yard Egg Option

The Compassion Experience

Should the Polar Bear Still Sell Coca-Cola?

A Camera on Every Cop: Taser International Cashes in on Police Body Cameras

Taser International cashes in on police misconduct.

Imperial Style

From riches to rags

The New Digital State

From counterradicalization to tracking the arms trade, Google is moving onto national governments’ turf.

Honor Your Mother: Don’t Watch That Patronizing Viral Ad

How P&G Bought the Diaper Revolution

The Data-Driven Parent

Will statistical analytics make for healthier, happier babies—or more-anxious adults?

To Heaven and Back

Is the heaven tourism memoir spiritual kitsch for the superficial seeker, or an earnest attempt to wrestle with death?

Maybe the Solution to Normalizing Public Breastfeeding Is Victoria’s Secret

The lingerie company once offered a nursing bra. What happened to it?
Rusty industrial valve machinery in an open field under clear blue sky.

Gas Companies Are Abandoning Their Wells, Leaving Them to Leak Methane Forever

Just one orphaned site in California could have emitted more than 30 tons of methane. There are millions more like it.

Cities Bid for Tesla Truck Plant Despite Shrinking Coffers

The urge to lure businesses with billion-dollar tax and subsidy packages remains strong.

Nobody Knows How to Wean Manatees Off Coal Plants

A tale of unnatural symbiosis.

When Big Tech Goes Green, Taxpayers Help Food the Bill

Google and other Silicon Valley giants have tremendous leverage over states, cities, and utilities.

This State’s 50-Year Bet on Big Tech Could Cost Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

Indiana tries to lure the likes of Amazon and Facebook with long-lasting tax breaks.

When Midwest Startups Sell, Their Hometown Schools Often Lose

Cities keep handing tax incentives to local companies, even after they’ve cashed in.

Amazon Isn’t Paying Its Electric Bills. You Might Be

The company’s rate discounts have pushed up utility costs for everyone else.

Dollar General Hits a Gold Mine in Rural America

In the poorest towns, where even Wal-Mart failed, the little-box player is turning a profit.

Facebook Won’t Hire You for Its Data Center

Huge government tax giveaways aren’t yielding many jobs.
Professional speaker on stage at a dark auditorium with large screens displaying a man in a blue sweater, surrounded by colorful stage lighting and an attentive audience, promoting virtual events and presentations.

What Would Jesus Disrupt?

Entrepreneurs from Cincinnati’s Crossroads Church try to scale their startups without selling their souls.

Amazon Is Getting a Good Deal in Ohio. Maybe Too Good

The jobs payoff is uncertain for millions of dollars in tax incentives and grants.

This Handheld Device Detects Opioids. It’s Not Always Right

Cops desperate for ways to fight fentanyl want TruNarc, despite its flaws.

Why You Need the Internet to Drill in the U.S.

Website EnergyNet is the leading hub for federal land leases.
Discarded furniture and trash in a black dumpster on the side of a road with clear skies and sparse traffic, representing urban waste disposal and junk removal services.

The Eviction Experts: Can a City Stop an Eviction Crisis

Can a city stop a housing crisis?

The High Cost of Bad Credit

Desperate to improve their ratings, Americans now spend billions on “credit repair” — but the industry often can’t deliver on its promises.
Pregnant woman standing by window in dimly lit bedroom, soft natural light, contemplative mood, casual home setting, maternity photo, pregnant lifestyle image, indoor portrait, expecting mother, cozy indoor environment.

When No Landlord Will Rent to You, Where Do You Go?

How extended-stay hotels and motels became the last housing option for thousands of low-income Americans.
High-voltage power lines and electrical transmission towers at sunset. Landscape with electric poles and cables over a field, showcasing energy infrastructure and power distribution.

Power Failure: On Landscape and Abandonment

The poultry workers on the coronavirus front line: ‘If one of us gets sick, we all get sick’

Low-paid women in US poultry factories are leading the struggle for fair conditions and basic safety. As Covid-19 rips through plants across the country, they have a fight on their hands.
Rusty industrial valve machinery in an open field under clear blue sky.

Gas Companies Are Abandoning Their Wells, Leaving Them to Leak Methane Forever

Just one orphaned site in California could have emitted more than 30 tons of methane. There are millions more like it.

Cities Bid for Tesla Truck Plant Despite Shrinking Coffers

The urge to lure businesses with billion-dollar tax and subsidy packages remains strong.

Nobody Knows How to Wean Manatees Off Coal Plants

A tale of unnatural symbiosis.

When Big Tech Goes Green, Taxpayers Help Food the Bill

Google and other Silicon Valley giants have tremendous leverage over states, cities, and utilities.

This State’s 50-Year Bet on Big Tech Could Cost Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

Indiana tries to lure the likes of Amazon and Facebook with long-lasting tax breaks.

When Midwest Startups Sell, Their Hometown Schools Often Lose

Cities keep handing tax incentives to local companies, even after they’ve cashed in.

Amazon Isn’t Paying Its Electric Bills. You Might Be

The company’s rate discounts have pushed up utility costs for everyone else.

Dollar General Hits a Gold Mine in Rural America

In the poorest towns, where even Wal-Mart failed, the little-box player is turning a profit.

Facebook Won’t Hire You for Its Data Center

Huge government tax giveaways aren’t yielding many jobs.
Professional speaker on stage at a dark auditorium with large screens displaying a man in a blue sweater, surrounded by colorful stage lighting and an attentive audience, promoting virtual events and presentations.

What Would Jesus Disrupt?

Entrepreneurs from Cincinnati’s Crossroads Church try to scale their startups without selling their souls.

Amazon Is Getting a Good Deal in Ohio. Maybe Too Good

The jobs payoff is uncertain for millions of dollars in tax incentives and grants.

This Handheld Device Detects Opioids. It’s Not Always Right

Cops desperate for ways to fight fentanyl want TruNarc, despite its flaws.

Why You Need the Internet to Drill in the U.S.

Website EnergyNet is the leading hub for federal land leases.

Stop using ‘officer-involved shooting’

A battered FOIA collides with the $2 trillion bailout

Rethinking Foreign Reporting at the Associated Press

FOIA is ‘one of the last tools of clarity’ on the family separation crisis

How an Arcane New Accounting Rule is Helping Reporters Follow the Money

The Private Compay Selling Off America’s Public Lands

EnergyNet, an online auction company from Amarillo, Texas, is set to make a fortune from oil and gas leases under the Trump administration. And good luck finding a way to protest.

Amazon’s War on Gear

The e-commerce behemoth is on its way to becoming the biggest marketplace for outdoor-recreation products and its influence over the industry grows every day. Is this the apocalypse for the shops and brands that have fueled our love of adventure? Or can they learn to fight back without destroying one another?

Quail, the Quieter Backyard-Yard Egg Option

The Compassion Experience

Should the Polar Bear Still Sell Coca-Cola?

A Camera on Every Cop: Taser International Cashes in on Police Body Cameras

Taser International cashes in on police misconduct.

Imperial Style

From riches to rags

The New Digital State

From counterradicalization to tracking the arms trade, Google is moving onto national governments’ turf.

Honor Your Mother: Don’t Watch That Patronizing Viral Ad

How P&G Bought the Diaper Revolution

The Data-Driven Parent

Will statistical analytics make for healthier, happier babies—or more-anxious adults?

To Heaven and Back

Is the heaven tourism memoir spiritual kitsch for the superficial seeker, or an earnest attempt to wrestle with death?

Maybe the Solution to Normalizing Public Breastfeeding Is Victoria’s Secret

The lingerie company once offered a nursing bra. What happened to it?