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Poorly Protected Postal Workers Are Catching COVID-19 by the Thousands. It’s One More Threat to Voting by Mail.

Poorly Protected Postal Workers Are Catching COVID-19 by the Thousands. It’s One More Threat to Voting by Mail.

Pro Publica 09/18/2020

by Maryam Jameel and Ryan McCarthy For months, one postal worker had been doing all she could...

Mobilizing the National Guard Doesn’t Mean Your State Is Under Martial Law. Usually.

Mobilizing the National Guard Doesn’t Mean Your State Is Under Martial Law. Usually.

Pro Publica 09/17/2020

by Logan Jaffe I’ve been curious about the National Guard for months. It started in March, after...

ICE Deported a Woman Who Accused Guards of Sexual Assault While the Feds Were Still Investigating the Incident

ICE Deported a Woman Who Accused Guards of Sexual Assault While the Feds Were Still Investigating the Incident

Pro Publica 09/16/2020

by Lomi Kriel The U.S. government late Monday deported a crucial witness in an ongoing investigation into...

What Can Mayors Do When the Police Stop Doing Their Jobs?

What Can Mayors Do When the Police Stop Doing Their Jobs?

Pro Publica 09/03/2020

Michael McGinn dealt with a police pullback when he was mayor of Seattle in 2012. And, he...

Electionland 2020: DeJoy Under Fire, Election Administrators, Pandemic Voting and More

Electionland 2020: DeJoy Under Fire, Election Administrators, Pandemic Voting and More

Pro Publica 08/21/2020

This article is part of Electionland, ProPublica’s collaborative reporting project covering problems that prevent eligible voters from...