Lindsay Beyerstein
Award-winning documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist. Host of The Breach podcast by Rewire.news. Sidney Judge for @SidneyHillman.
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Eli Saslow wins July Sidney for Shining Light on Medical Desperation in Rural America
Eli Saslow wins the July Sidney for “Urgent needs from head to toe’: This clinic had two days to fix a lifetime of needs,” a feature in the Washington Post that follows Stevie and Lisa, an impoverished middle-aged couple from Tennessee who have come...
Even from jail, Jeffrey Epstein manipulated the system | Miami Herald
The special treatment given to Jeffrey Epstein didn’t end when the Palm Beach multimillionaire avoided hard time despite allegations that he’d sexually abused dozens of underage girls.
Planned Parenthood Has Ousted Its President, Leana Wen, In A Dispute Over The Organization's Direction
Wen had worked to focus on Planned Parenthood's health care work, leading to concerns among some staff that the organization was moving away from politics.
House Condemns Trump’s Attack on Four Congresswomen as Racist
The House voted largely along party lines to formally condemn President Trump’s comments on four minority congresswomen as racist, after an hourslong brawl.
The Roots of United States Immigration Policy
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Lion Bones Are Profitable for Breeders, and Poachers
An American ban on trophies may have contributed to a growing trade in lion skeletons.
A Runaway Train Explosion Killed 47, but Deadly Cargo Still Rides the Rails
When a runaway freight train derailed in Quebec, 47 people died in the explosion. While Canada has improved safety, trains hauling dangerous goods still run through city centers across the country.
Opinion: Canada’s history with the abortion pill is shameful
When a woman decides to terminate a pregnancy, she needs non-judgmental support and care – not ridiculous barriers to a medical service
In a private Facebook group, Amazon workers brace for Prime Day
In a private Facebook group, workers discussed the stress of the consumer holiday, including what kind of perks workers can expect: "a granola bar."
'Bracing for a shot in my back': Deputy speaks out on gun run-in with security guard
The incident occurred at an IRS office in Toledo on May 31.
‘No Vacancies’ for Blacks: How Donald Trump Got His Start, and Was First Accused of Bias
As Mr. Trump assumed an increasing role in his father’s business, the company’s practice of turning away potential black tenants was painstakingly documented.
Media Frame: Fentanyl Panic Is Worsening the Overdose Crisis
Sensational and false news reports about the drug are pushing lawmakers to enact harmful policies.
You can’t call something an emergency and then approve the projects causing it
Symbolic resolutions are not the same as prescribing specific responses.
A Border Patrol Agent Reveals What It’s Really Like to Guard Migrant Children
With the agency under fire for holding children in deplorable conditions and over racist and misogynistic Facebook posts, one agent speaks about what it’s like to do his job. “Somewhere down the line people just accepted what’s going on as normal.”
How Did We Come to Abandon America’s Pain Patients?
A CDC guideline, doctors' fears and Pharma lawsuits all contributed to a hostile situation for suffering people who need pain medication.
ICE Officer Moved Victim, Misled Supervisors After Hitting Teenager
A trial in a civil lawsuit against the federal government has revealed the extent to which a former San Diego Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer seemed to go to mislead his supervisors and attempt to place the blame for striking a...
The tragic results of stem cell 'cures'
Canadian physicians report an especially gruesome example of what can go wrong when desperate patients take to stem cell tourism.
Tracy Crane, 47. Missing First Nations Woman From Red Deer, Alberta.
Red Deer RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 47-year-old Tracy Crane, who was last seen on June 27 in Red Deer. Crane is described as First Nations, 5’6″ tall, 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. If you have been in...
ICE Told Agents ‘Happy Hunting!’ as They Prepped for Raid
The documents detail ‘Operation MEGA,’ a nationwide raid targeting at least 8,400 people—as well as the excited, even giddy anticipation of immigration enforcement agents.