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The Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship

The Puffin Foundation, Ltd. and Type Media Center are now accepting nominations for the 2022 Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship, a $100,000 award given to an individual or organization that challenges the status quo through courageous, distinctive, and socially responsible work. Nominations are due by September 12, 2022.

Introducing the 2022 Ida B. Wells Fellows

Type Investigations is pleased to announce the 2022 Ida B. Wells Fellows. This year’s fellows will report on a range of issues, including domestic homicide prevention, migrant rescue practices, homelessness in the Bay Area, and the impact of agricultural policies on Black farmers.

Boris Johnson’s Downfall Also Marks Brexit’s Final Act

A potent combination of sex, booze, and lies finally turned the British prime minister’s narcissism, contempt for truth, and blatant disregard for convention from personality traits into political liabilities. By Gary Younge for The Nation.

‘A truce with the trees’: Rebecca Solnit on the wonders of a 300-year old violin

Made with all-renewable materials, this violin from 1721 reflects a time of magnificent culture – a global gathering from before the climate crisis. By Rebecca Solnit for The Guardian.

How the Supreme Court Became the Extreme Court

During the past 30 years, Republicans began stacking the court with a new kind of justice—the zealot who not only ignores precedent but ignores reality itself. By Elie Mystal for The Nation.

Sporadic Monitoring of Emissions in California Oil Country Adds to Air Pollution Concerns

A patchwork of regulations is out of sync with the urgency of the climate crisis, experts say. This story was produced in partnership with Type Investigations, where Aaron Cantú is a reporting fellow.

How Donald Trump Jr. Promised—and Failed—to House the World’s Poor

He and a partner were going to build “millions of houses” for poor people in the developing world. They built virtually no units, left investors high and dry, and sued creditors rather than pay them. This story was produced in partnership with Type Investigations with support from the Wayne Barrett Project.

Women’s rights have suffered a grim setback. But history is still on our side

You can take away a right through legal means, but it is harder to take away the belief in that right. The uproar over the court’s hideous abortion decision is a reminder of how unpopular it is. By Rebecca Solnit for The Guardian.

The Confessions of a Conscious Rap Fan

A personal essay that traces the complicated legacy of conscious rap, from the era’s turn-of-the-century heyday to new albums by Kendrick Lamar and Black Star. By Mychal Denzel Smith for Pitchfork.

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