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March 2017

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Environment

Why Trump’s environmental policy is out of touch with America

WASHINGTON — President Trump chose hostile territory, the Environmental Protection Agency, as his stage to announce a turn-back-the-clock...

Mar 31, 2017
Recent graduates from five public universities will be selected for a cross-country reporting road trip running from late August to mid-November.
Fellowships

Call for Applications: Cross-country reporting fellowship ‘Crossing the Divide’

The GroundTruth Project, in partnership with Boston public media producer WGBH, is today announcing a call for applications...

Mar 30, 2017
Rights

The Czech Republic’s president is a self-proclaimed ‘Donald Trump’

PRAGUE – The Czech Republic has been run by the chain-smoking, self-proclaimed “Czech Donald Trump,” President Miloš Zeman,...

Mar 30, 2017
Americas

The world’s human rights movement would look very different ‘if it weren’t for women’

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Golden butterflies are fluttering across this town. They’re the symbol of Movies that Matter,...

Mar 30, 2017
Announcements

Share your story: Documenting Hate at GroundTruth

This form is part of ProPublica's Documenting Hate initiative documenting and reporting on hate crimes across America. The...

Mar 29, 2017
Rights

GroundTruth joins ProPublica network documenting hate crimes

The 2016 election season and its aftermath have been marked by hateful rhetoric against Latinos, African-Americans, Muslims, Jews...

Mar 29, 2017
The Heartland Institute says it will send the book "Why Scientists Disagree About Global Warming" to every public school science teacher in the nation. (Photo by Brenna Verre/FRONTLINE)
Environment

Climate change skeptic group seeks to influence 200,000 teachers

Twenty-five thousand science teachers opened their mailboxes this month and found a package from the Heartland Institute, a...

Mar 28, 2017
Refugees and Migration

Why investment in diplomacy is money well spent

WASHINGTON — Past a phalanx of black diplomatic SUVs and a cordon of military patrols, a global coalition...

Mar 25, 2017
Rights

No hard evidence against a NASA scientist imprisoned in Turkey

A NASA scientist, Serkan Golge, has spent the last eight months in a Turkish prison. An attempted coup...

Mar 23, 2017
Pro tip: You shouldn't claim a "home office" on your taxes if it's your couch, or a part of the house used for other purposes – like studying or watching Netflix. (Illustration by Natalie Kenney/GroundTruth)
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10 things freelance journalists need to know about filing their taxes

1) You have to file freelance income if you’ve made over $400 in net income (paycheck minus expenses)....

Mar 22, 2017
Marcos Espinoza, 17, goes for his daily ride on his favorite horse, Maximo, at the family ranch in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Marcos is the son of immigrant parents from Guatemala and Mexico, and he wants to carry on the legacy of his culture in the United States. (Photo by Betina Garcia/GroundTruth)
Photography

A Guatemalan tradition lives on at a Kentucky ranch

Marcos Espinoza, 17, was born and raised in the United States, but he’s living the “ranchero lifestyle,” –...

Mar 20, 2017
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