A New York Times video analysis of an ICE agent’s fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis contradicts the Trump administration’s account. Watch our investigation here.

Minnesota residents said they were reeling after a series of blows that have exposed a deepening rift between the Trump administration and the state’s leaders. Most recently, residents expressed anguish over the clash between federal and local officials after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman.

I spent the summer traveling across Minnesota, speaking with experts and exploring the state’s dark skies for this episode of Minnesota Explained.

Climate change is driving up peak summer temperatures across the country. Las Vegas broke temperature records last summer. Now, the region is fighting the heat with a simple solution: more trees. via @knpr.org

The agency's annual human rights reports are being purged of references to prison conditions, political corruption and other abuses.

The Trump strategy is to 1.) Imply you'd be crazy to suggest he may do something unconstitutional (like run for a 3rd term), 2. Sprinkle into conversations that "many people" want him to do the unconstitutional thing, and then 3.) Do the unconstitutional thing. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...

The Senate voted Thursday to strike down a rule capping most bank overdraft fees at $5, a measure adopted late last year by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that had been expected to save Americans billions of dollars per year.

You cannot talk about heroes like Jackie Robinson, the Navajo Code Talkers or Tuskegee Airmen while ignoring the racist policies and terror they endured during and after their service — things their white counterparts never had to face. It is an essential part of their stories.

Five people have been arrested in New York and charged in connection with the disappearance and murder of a 24-year-old transgender man from Minnesota, whom police say was tortured and abused for weeks before his death. www.cnn.com/2025/02/15/u...

Howard University future professor among DC plane crash victims - HBCU Gameday “As a civil rights lawyer, she dedicated her career to fighting against unconstitutional policing and unjust money bail practices in Tennessee, Texas and Washington, D.C.” hbcugameday.com/2025/01/30/h...

Bodies are being pulled from the river and families are grieving while the president speculates wildly that the cause of the crash was due to efforts by the FAA to recruit diverse employees. Blaming DEI for everything that goes wrong seems to be the norm for this administration.

After 6 years at Forbes, I’m heading to Explore Minnesota, where I’ll be telling stories about the people, places, history and issues in my home state. While a lot of my work will be Minnesota-focused, I’ll still be available for work on freelance and independent projects globally!

Former TikTok employee:

As we near a potential TikTok ban on Jan. 19, check out our Forbes documentary from last year on the subject. It dives into the national security concerns about the app what exactly it would mean to ban the popular platform in the U.S. youtu.be/eRSpZ4SD9Ns

At least two dozen people have died and thousands of structures have burned in the major wildfires that have scorched parts of the Los Angeles area over the past week. The two largest fires are still far from contained. Here are the latest maps. nyti.ms/40yxZVY

“As a warming planet delivers more wildfires, hurricanes and other threats, America’s once reliably boring home insurance market has become the place where climate shocks collide with everyday life.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

This is quite literally the premise of Black Mirror season 4 episode 4 “Hang The DJ.”

We look forward to a reset at @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...

The International Federation of Journalists said Tuesday that 104 journalists and media workers have been killed so far in 2024, with more than half of them perishing during the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. apnews.com/article/jour...

After 2023 ended up the warmest year in human history by far, 2024 is almost certain to be even warmer. Now, some scientists say this could indicate fundamental changes are happening to the global climate that are raising temperatures faster than anticipated.

As 2023 came to a close, scientists hoped that a stretch of record heat that emerged across the planet might finally begin to subside in 2024. It seemed likely that temporary conditions would give way to let Earth cool down. That didn’t happen. wapo.st/3Bdto1x

The opening pages of the DOJ probe into the Memphis Police Department. “Memphis police officers regularly violate the rights of the people they are sworn to serve…” www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...

Yesterday, as @forbes.com rolled out its 30 Under 30 lists, the newsroom WALKED OUT in protest of management's glacial bargaining pace and repeated labor law violations. Here's how our day went. #unionstrong @nyguild.bsky.social

We're just asking for a fair contract with decent pay and job protections. @forbes has proposed ending year-end bonuses, offering some of the lowest wages in the industry and a Scrooge-like 1% annual salary bump. We say HELL NO.

We are NOT GOING AWAY.

3 years of bargaining & enduring management’s repeated insults, anti-union activities, & ridiculous counter-proposals all led to the Forbes Union walkout today. Forbes management has no one to blame but themselves. If they wanted contract quickly, we would have had one years ago. #Forbesunion

Forbes employees walk out on ‘30 Under 30’ list release day to protest salaries www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...

The Forbes newsroom voted overwhelmingly to unionize in 2021. We are about to enter 2025 with no contract in sight. As Forbes celebrates young standouts in business today, we reporters simply ask to be paid fairly and treated with respect so we can do our jobs. That’s why I joined in walking out.

The @forbesunion.bsky.social has walked off the job in a 24-hour work stoppage in protest of Forbes continued intransigence at the bargaining table and repeated labor law violations. Stand with us and tell Forbes we deserve a fair contract. t.co/Lz5HYC0bFl

Last time we walked out, @forbes.com docked our pay. Please donate what you can to our GoFundMe! When we fight, we win! #journalism www.gofundme.com/f/rq6zxs-for...

1/3 Over the past 3 years, more than 70 of my colleagues have left @forbes.com. Reporters who mentored me closely—and encouraged me to pursue journalism with conviction & confidence despite a discouraging media landscape—left because management wasn’t willing to pay them what they're worth.

Hell yeah, we did! We are fighting for #fairpay at @Forbes! www.thewrap.com/forbes-staff...

I’m walking out with my Forbes colleagues today. I’ve been at Forbes for nearly 6 years and I’ve seen far too many journalists leave this company for media orgs that offer better pay and benefits. The way Forbes treats its employees is unacceptable. We deserve a fair contract now! #ForbesUnion

Walking out in solidarity with my colleagues today. We have been bargaining for a fair contract for almost three years as the company has slow walked the process. The extremely talented & dedicated journalists in our newsroom are the engine that drives Forbes — and deserve to be respected.

Is the Forbes CCO Randall Lane all talk? He's done NOTHING to get us the "best contract in media." Nada. Zilch. Zip. A big goose egg. Empty promises for YEARS. #journalism #journalismjobs #fairpay #payequity #jobsecurity #knowyourvalue

On Forbes’ biggest day of the year - the release of ‘30 Under 30’ - we have walked off the job in a 24-hour work stoppage in protest of @forbes.com continued intransigence at the bargaining table and repeated labor law violations. (1/3)

The fallout from abortion bans: A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments. www.propublica.org/article/pors...

Police officers in Trenton, New Jersey, systematically violate the constitutional rights of the city’s residents, conduct illegal searches and needlessly escalate peaceful interactions into violence, the U.S. Department of Justice found in a report published Thursday.

“Flash demonstrations intended to spread fear and anxiety are happening almost weekly, say experts who track the incidents.” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...

Made this quick little video on tariffs and what they mean for your wallet. Spoiler Alert: It’s not good. youtu.be/CcWo9Q2gqHg?...

On Sunday, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver aired an episode covering TikTok. The episode featured scenes from a mini-documentary I made for Forbes, "Inside The TikTok Ban Debate, From Spying To Influence Campaigns." It was an excellent episode. Be sure to check it out on Max!

Well this seems like a nice place! Excited to take some time away from that other site and start posting my work over here.