In an extended essay, Bill shares striking extremes of wealth and poverty across the country. Continue reading

See where each U.S. state draws the line on capital punishment. Continue reading

People who jump between representing and regulating the same industry earn our distrust — and our continued scrutiny. Continue reading

See some of the ways our nation changed thanks to new state ballot initiatives. Continue reading

See which governors with high numbers of uninsured constituents opted out of Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion, and which — like Florida’s Rick Scott — reluctantly jumped on board. Continue reading

Take a closer look at hot-button initiatives Americans will be voting for or against on November 6. Continue reading

Follow the money flooding into judicial elections, largely from conservative activists seeking to bring partisan agendas into the courtroom. Continue reading

Richard Hasen, author of the Election Law Blog, discusses truths and exaggerations on both sides of the voting rights debate. Continue reading

The Sunlight Foundation’s Liz Bartolomeo talks about the dark money dealers who hosted Tampa’s velvet rope events. Continue reading

Probably from Immokalee, Florida, where a group of immigrant farmworkers are taking on the titans of the food industry. Continue reading