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77 stories published since 2014

Cops in One Village Have Been Convicted of 70 Crimes. Here’s What They Had to Say About It.

“Dire” Law Enforcement Crisis in Rural Alaska Prompts Emergency Declaration, New Federal Funding

Discussing Alaska’s Long History of Sexual Violence Is One Step Toward Seeking Solutions

“No More Silence”: Her Kidnapping, Sexual Assault and Murder Stunned a Town, and Started a Movement

“Enough Is Enough”: Native Leaders Ask William Barr to Help Fix Alaska’s Law Enforcement Crisis

Lawless

How We Tallied Alaska Villages Without Local Law Enforcement

Why We’re Investigating Sexual Violence in Alaska

Have You Experienced Sexual Violence in Alaska? We’d Like To Hear Your Story.

How Do TSA Officers Screen Transgender Passengers? We Want to Talk to You.

Video: For Trans People, It’s Difficult and Costly to Update an ID. But It Can Also Be Dangerous Not To.

New York City Launches Initiative to Eliminate Racial Disparities in Maternal Death

Explosive Report on Abuse of Women Photographers Stirs Both Anger and Pride

Got a Question About Work in the Wake of #MeToo? You’re Not Alone.

The Red Cross Helped an Executive Get a Job at Save the Children After Forcing Him Out for Sexual Harassment

How Hospitals Are Failing Black Mothers

Nothing Protects Black Women From Dying in Pregnancy and Childbirth

New Jersey Bill Would Create Commission Empowered to Probe Deaths Related to Pregnancy and Childbirth

New York City Launches Committee to Review Maternal Deaths

How Many American Women Die From Causes Related to Pregnancy or Childbirth? No One Knows.

Why Giving Birth Is Safer in Britain Than in the U.S.

‘If You Hemorrhage, Don’t Clean Up’: Advice From Mothers Who Almost Died

The Breakthrough: Reporting on Life and Death in the Delivery Room

Lost Mothers

What We’ve Learned So Far About Maternal Mortality From You, Our Readers

The Last Person You’d Expect to Die in Childbirth

This Alabama Judge Has Figured Out How to Dismantle Roe v. Wade