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Alec MacGillis, Propublica

The families of people who died in Boeing 737 MAX crashes are being denied answers

While one US agency says the plane is safe to fly, another agency says victims’ families must wait longer to seek accountability for the crashes.

Alec MacGillis, Propublica
· Nov 22, 2020 · 11:30 pm
The tragedy of Baltimore: How order collapsed in an American city

Since 2015, violent crime has spiked to levels unseen for a quarter century in the city.

Alec MacGillis, Propublica
· Mar 17, 2019 · 11:30 pm
How the forgotten class took its revenge in the US presidential election

Hillary Clinton and the Democrats were playing with fire when they effectively wrote off white workers in the small towns and cities of the Rust Belt.

Alec MacGillis, Propublica
· Nov 11, 2016 · 05:30 am

Oil company's successful bid to drill in a pristine US reserve is the stuff of lobbying legend

Big industries approach dealing with the US government as a long game, exhibiting a persistence too often lacking in the people in charge of safeguarding the public good.

Alec MacGillis, Propublica
· Dec 27, 2015 · 10:30 pm