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The governor promised a crackdown on crime. But in the first year of the surge, state troopers arrested very few violent criminals. Instead they stopped 15,000 Black and Latino drivers.
What happened when Gavin Newsom sent a ‘surge’ of state troopers to fight crime in Oakland
The governor promised a crackdown on crime. But in 2024, the first year of the surge, state troopers arrested very few violent criminals.
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January 21, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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California governor Gavin Newsom promised a crackdown on crime. But in the first year of the surge, state troopers arrested very few violent criminals. Instead they stopped 15,000 Black and Latino drivers.

Annie Gilbertson reports with @oaklandside.org:
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What happened when Gavin Newsom sent a ‘surge’ of state troopers to fight crime in Oakland - Type Investigations
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January 21, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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Arctic exceptionalism is over. But what will replace it? My review of Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic. @newrepublic.com @typemediacenter.org @yalepress.bsky.social @typeinvestigations.org
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Trump’s Greenland Threats and the Plunder of the Arctic
The far north has long been a region of exceptional international cooperation. But Trump’s designs on Greenland come at a time of growing instability.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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My review, for @newrepublic.com, of @klausdodds.bsky.social & Mia Bennett's (@cryopolitics.com), Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic. W/ discussion of Greenland & the wider geopolitical context. It's an excellent book & one that could not be more timely.
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Trump’s Greenland Threats and the Plunder of the Arctic
The far north has long been a region of exceptional international cooperation. But Trump’s designs on Greenland come at a time of growing instability.
newrepublic.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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For @newrepublic.com, reporting fellow @adamfederman.bsky.social reviews "Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic," a book that provides important context for Trump's threats against Greenland: newrepublic.com/article/2051...
Trump’s Greenland Threats and the Plunder of the Arctic
The far north has long been a region of exceptional international cooperation. But Trump’s designs on Greenland come at a time of growing instability.
newrepublic.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Ben Freeman and William D. Hartung joined @kpfa.org's Against the Grain to discuss "The Trillion Dollar War Machine," out now from Bold Type Books! kpfa.org/episode/agai...
The Trillion Dollar War Machine | KPFA
The United States spends over a $100 billion dollars more a year on the military than it did at the height of the Cold War. What does it get year upon year for that money? Since 2001, America’s overse...
kpfa.org
January 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
William Hartung and Ben Freeman joined @kalwradio.bsky.social's Your Call last week to discuss their new book, "The Trillion Dollar War Machine," out now from Bold Type Books! www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...
How military spending drives the US into wars and bankrupts us at home
In "The Trillion Dollar War Machine," Bill Hartung and Ben Freeman write that if the money spent on wars had been spent at home, US society would be transformed.
www.kalw.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
For the characters in Lee Lai’s “Cannon,” home is the place most resistant to real emotion.

Puffin Foundation fellow E. Tammy Kim for @newyorker.com:

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A Graphic Novel About Rage and Repression in Montreal
For the characters in Lee Lai’s “Cannon,” home is the place most resistant to real emotion.
www.newyorker.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Michael Edison Hayden's "Posting Through It" was named one of the best podcasts of 2025 by @huffpost.com! His book, Strange People on the Hill, is out next April from Bold Type Books. www.huffpost.com/entry/best-p...
The 10 Best Podcasts We Listened To This Year
Shows that made us laugh, think and briefly forget the darkness this year.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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If you don’t know what keeps a lot of women in cycles of incarceration, this woman story will explain it profoundly.
December 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
"She was set to give birth as a Georgia prisoner, again. Terrified, she asked a nonprofit for help."

Type Media Center fellow @joshuasharpe.bsky.social for @georgiarecorder.com:

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She was set to give birth as a Georgia prisoner, again. Terrified, she asked a nonprofit for help. • Georgia Recorder
Walking into court, Danielle Edwards thought she might have a chance to get her daughter back—someday.  She’d given birth to Lily two years earlier as a state prisoner, and the relative who’d cared fo...
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December 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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December 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
"Had the hepatitis B vaccine existed back when my father was a child, I would not have lost a parent at such a young age, my mother left to raise us alone."

Abelin-Bevier Fellow @helenouyang.bsky.social for @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/o...
Opinion | The Virus That Took My Father Could Become a Greater Threat
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December 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
At Type, we run a nonprofit investigative newsroom @typeinvestigations.org, a book imprint, Bold Type Books, a fellows program, and so much more.

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December 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Check out this interview with William Hartung about "The Trillion Dollar War Machine," out now from Bold Type Books, at the Corporate Crime Reporter: www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/wil...
William Hartung on the Trillion Dollar War Machine - Corporate Crime Reporter
The United States spends nearly a trillion dollars a year on its military. This spending not only detracts from our ability to address pressing social problems but compels us into foreign wars to just...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Check out William Hartung on @democracynow.org speaking about "The Trillion Dollar War Machine," out now from Bold Type Books! www.democracynow.org/2025/11/14/w...
“The Trillion Dollar War Machine”: William Hartung on How U.S. Military Spending Fuels Wars
Democracy Now! speaks to William Hartung about his new book, The Trillion Dollar War Machine, and who profits from the United States’ runaway military spending that fuels foreign wars. Hartung says th...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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People with immigration detainers want to build a better life, but state policies make it difficult or impossible.

Aaron Edward Olson reports in partnership with @thenation.com: www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...
How Washington State Discriminates Against Incarcerated Immigrants - Type Investigations
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November 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Today in @thenation.com: a powerful investigation from incarcerated journalist Aaron Edward Olson into the way that Washington State discriminates against immigrants in prison. Proud to have worked on this one with @typeinvestigations.org. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
How Washington State Discriminates Against Incarcerated Immigrants
People with immigration detainers want to build a better life, but state policies make it difficult or impossible.
www.thenation.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Intercept is keeping count of all publicly declared U.S. attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.

Type Media Center fellow @nickturse.bsky.social for @theintercept.com: theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
How Many People Has the U.S. Killed in Boat Strikes?
The Intercept is keeping count of all publicly declared U.S. attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and the number of civilians killed.
theintercept.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"The Trillion Dollar War Machine" by Ben Freeman and William Hartung is out now from Bold Type Books: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/willi...
The Trillion Dollar War Machine
A hard-hitting investigation into how the Pentagon’s runaway spending embroils America in foreign wars, squanders its wealth, and enriches a privileged eli...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Trillion Dollar War Machine by Ben Freeman and William D. Hartung is out next Tuesday from Bold Type Book! Read their recent op-ed, "Despite a $1 trillion Pentagon budget, our veterans are being neglected:" www.miamiherald.com/opinion/us-v...
Commentary: Despite a $1 trillion Pentagon budget, our veterans are being neglected
This year, for the first time, the Pentagon's budget topped $1 trillion. We're told this is to "supp...
www.miamiherald.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The Islamophobic attacks on the candidate carry the weight of history and the urgency of the present.

Type Media Center @rozinaali.bsky.social for @newyorker.com: www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
What Zohran Mamdani’s Bid for Mayor Reveals About Being Muslim in America
The Islamophobic attacks on the candidate carry the weight of history and the urgency of the present.
www.newyorker.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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In wildfire-torn California, rural residents bear the burden of worsening power outages.

Emma Foehringer Merchant and @mariaparazorose.bsky.social report in partnership with @highcountrynews.org: www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...
Lights Out - Type Investigations
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November 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Judges describe a campaign of firings and interference which threatens the system’s independence.

Puffin Foundation fellow E. Tammy Kim for @newyorker.com: www.newyorker.com/inside-donal...
Inside Donald Trump’s Attack on Immigration Courts
Judges describe a campaign of firings and interference which threatens the system’s independence.
www.newyorker.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM