ProPublica’s Payoff March 13, 2026 By Susie Banikarim Plus, why we should let Trump go to voicemail, and great work from Charleston’s Post and Courier.
Iranian Journalists Behind Bars March 6, 2026 By Susie Banikarim Devastation in Iran. Plus: The death of a refugee in Buffalo, and the military’s “simmering white Christian nationalism.”
The Drug War in Full View February 27, 2026 By Susie Banikarim A profile of El Mencho. Plus: An incredibly long State of the Union that no one will remember; history repeats, nastily, in Georgia.
What We Need to Know February 20, 2026 By Susie Banikarim Ann Curry reports from Sudan. Plus: Second-person scenarios, and AI mayhem.
You’ve Got Jmail February 13, 2026 By Susie Banikarim A tool for parsing the Epstein dumps. Plus: Papers clash in the Deep South; a decades-long Florida waitlist.
The Georgia FBI Raid, and a Story Only Locals Could Get February 6, 2026 By Susie Banikarim Plus: Silence from the White House press corps, a weird AI gimmick, and a brilliant zine.
The Word Out January 30, 2026 By Susie Banikarim Courageous reporting from Minnesota and Iran. Plus: tone-deafness at the Tribune; spit hoods in Seattle.
ICE Directive Discovery January 23, 2026 By Susie Banikarim Plus: silent Bezos, post-fire future, and an investigation in Texas.
Going to the Tape January 16, 2026 By Susie Banikarim Vital footage in Minneapolis. Plus, shopworn “new ideas” at CBS; mixed messages for American Samoans; and they shoot horses (up), don’t they?
This Is Not a Secret Conspiracy—Just Ask Local Journalists January 9, 2026 By Susie Banikarim A viral video, a prerecorded firing, a retouched photo—and a new columnist.
