For almost two decades, our research and reporting has shaped the national debate on almost every major U.S. policy.

This work has included in-depth investigations of individuals, corporations, and front groups, and it has included detailed analysis of their impact on national and state public policy issues, such as:

  • anti-corruption measures

  • fair courts

  • corporate accountability

  • human rights, civil liberties, and national security

  • climate change, environmental protection, and sustainable agriculture 

  • privatization versus public investments in public schools and more

  • gun policy and other criminal justice issues

The Izzy Award recognized Lisa Graves and her investigative team for “high-impact journalistic work that turned a bright light on a powerful institution that had largely operated in darkness.”
— --The Judges for the I.F. Stone Award on Lisa's ALECexposed investigation