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A partnership that combines ProPublica’s groundbreaking investigative reporting with On Point’s incisive analysis. The collaboration brings you new reporting from across the country on issues that are changing the way we all live.
Inside America's homeless encampment sweeps
Homelessness is on the rise. So are encampment sweeps. What does this mean for our cities and the people living on their streets? It’s our latest collaboration with the investigative...
Starr County and the new politics of Texas border communities
Starr County, Texas is 97% Latino. For more than 130 years the County voted for Democrats. Until last week. In fact, Starr County has been swinging right for the past...
Immigrants came to this small Wisconsin city. So did the political rhetoric.
A Wisconsin city became a political flashpoint in the national immigration debate. In On Point's latest collaboration with ProPublica: How Whitewater, Wisconsin has responded to a new wave of immigration....
What can we learn from Arizona’s universal school vouchers?
Arizona was the first state in the country to adopt universal school vouchers. But who is benefiting from this program, and who gets left behind? With school voucher questions on...
Is this ancient process the future of plastics recycling?
The world is awash in plastic waste. Oil companies claim to have a solution, an advanced form of chemical recycling. But can it deliver on its promise?
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The big promise of advanced recycling
The world is awash in plastic waste. Oil companies claim to have a solution, an advanced form of chemical recycling. But can it deliver on its promise?
A new partnership between ProPublica and On Point
On Point and ProPublica are launching a new collaboration, bringing you monthly special episodes that combine ProPublica’s groundbreaking investigative reporting with On Point’s incisive analysis. The collaboration will bring you...