How Vinyl Flooring Made With Uyghur Forced Labor Ends Up at Big Box Stores
The industry calls it “luxury vinyl tile.” In reality, much of that plastic relies on toxic chemicals — and immense labor abuses.
Special Investigations
Meltdowns Have Brought Progressive Advocacy Groups to a Standstill at a Critical Moment in World History
Locked in a cycle of Slack callouts and healing retreats, left-wing groups — from reproductive rights to climate to racial and economic justice — have brought themselves to a grinding halt.
The Founders Never Envisioned a Filibuster Being Used to Block Gun Control After Massacres
In the early American debates, majority rule won out. Now minority rule paralyzes the Senate.
A Carbon Dioxide Delivery Driver’s Long Journey to Expose Airgas
Whistleblower Cyrus Coron says the company put his safety — and integrity — at risk.
The Iran Cables
How a Virginia Businesswoman Escaped Her Kidnappers in Iraq — and Later Returned to Finish Her Work
Sara Miran went to Basra to oversee a real estate project. An Iranian-backed militia grabbed her and demanded $2 million.
Targeting Iran
Conscription Into Revolutionary Guards Haunts Iranian Dual Nationals Decades Later
The designation of Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terror group hangs over nuclear talks — and the lives of countless former draftees.
A Drug War Activist Turned to Civil Commitment for Help — and Found a Civil Liberties Nightmare
Overwhelmed with opioid overdoses, many states loosened their laws on involuntary institutionalization to sweep in more people with substance use disorders.
A Bogus Bite Mark Sent Him to Prison for Murder. Alabama Wants to Keep Him There.
A famed forensic dentist recanted his testimony against Charles McCrory. He may die in prison anyway.
Oath Keepers Leader Stewart Rhodes Has Made His Worst Fears Come True
To Donald Trump, Rhodes says, the Oath Keepers are “nothing. Cannon fodder.”
The War on Immigrants
A Pastor’s Legal Fight Against CBP Exposes a Reckless Surveillance Operation
Kaji Dousa’s lawsuit identified the CBP officials who blacklisted activists and journalists under Trump — and uncovered a web of lies and inconsistencies.