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The Intercept • 21st December 2019

Inside the Plot to Murder Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres

Text and WhatsApp messages show that the conspiracy against Berta Caceres reached the highest ranks of the company whose dam she had been protesting. My co-reporter Danielle Mackey and I reported this story for over a year, analyzing thousands of messages and hundreds of documents to say what others had speculated but never proven.

The Marshall Project • 13th September 2019

When People with Intellectual Disabilities Are Punished, Parents Pay the Price

A sex offense conviction can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. I investigated the story for The Marshall Project, and shot the photography.

The Economist • 18th December 2018

The rise of buildings for the deaf and blind

I published a 2,000 word feature for The Economist's 2018 Christmas Special. I was the only freelancer whose work was selected for inclusion in the annual edition, one of the more important editions of the year for the paper.

The New York Times • 3rd November 2019

An American Middle Schooler, Orphaned by Deportation

Fanny was in middle school when ICE came for her mother, leaving her to navigate the struggles of adolescence by herself. I contributed reporting with Vivian Yee, the piece was written by Yee for NYT Magazine.

The Economist • 12th July 2018

Welsh prisons are much harsher than England’s on opioid treatment

For The Economist's Britain section, I investigated how differences in standards of care in the UK criminal justice health care systems is putting inmates’ lives at risk.

The Economist • 31st May 2018

How humans got bigger brains

My lead article for the science and technology section was featured on the cover of The Economist.

The Marshall Project • 30th October 2019

Where the Democratic Candidates Stand on Criminal Justice

The candidates vying to challenge President Trump next November want to move their party left on bail reform, marijuana, immigration and more. I contributed reporting to this multimedia piece for The Marshall Project.

Clarin • 5th November 2019

Expertos internacionales predicen que Alberto Fernández incrementará las relaciones con China

Argentina’s relationship with China is one of its most critical. Over the 12 years of Cristina Kirchner and Mauricio Macri’s presidencies, they cultivated a financial relationship of swaps, loans, and packages worth over 57 billion dollars. In this scoop for Clarín, experts told me Chinese relations likely won’t be as eager to dole out risky loans like they did earlier. They predict a completely new kind of deal will happen soon, under Fernández: a silk and road agreement.

Clarin • 25th October 2019

El gran tema opacado en el debate electoral: ¿quién se hace cargo del cambio climático en la Argentina?

For Clarín, 3 days before the Argentine elections: 73% of Argentines say climate change is the biggest global threat they face. But during the two presidential debates, it was barely mentioned by the leading candidates.

The Economist • 19th May 2018

Arctic ice brings an understanding of ancient Europe’s economy

My piece for The Economist's science and technology desk reported on how glaciologists and economists are tracking Roman productivity by measuring emissions in ice cores.

The Economist • 23rd June 2018

A new species of gibbon is found in a 2,200-year-old tomb

My piece for The Economist's science and technology desk covered the discovery of a new species in the tomb of a Chinese princess.

The Economist • 5th July 2018

IVF may bring northern white rhinos back from the brink of extinction

My piece for The Economist's science and technology desk discussed how IVF biotechnology is being used to attempt to recuperate a species from almost certain extinction.

Clarin • 16th October 2019

En las Malvinas están más preocupados por el Brexit que por las elecciones argentinas

For Clarín's politics desk, two weeks before the Argentine elections: The Falkland Islands are caught in the middle of the Argentine elections on Oct 27th and Brexit on the 31st. Although reclaiming them is part of official platforms in Buenos Aires, the islanders are much more focused on UK politics.

The Economist • 30th June 2018

Polio has been reported in Papua New Guinea

This time it's real

The Economist • 24th May 2018

A planetary census puts humans in their place

There are not very many of them. But they are mighty

The Economist, Babbage podcast • 30th August 2018

Celiac disease patients could soon have access to their first-ever FDA-approved drugs

Celiac disease is misunderstood and underserved by pharma—0 medications are approved for celiacs by the FDA, although over 3 million Americans suffer. Patients and scientists explain what the disease is like and how the proposed therapies work. Audio story starts at 6:30.

Clarin • 3rd November 2019

Las charlas TEDxRíodelaPlata cumplieron 10 años y se convirtieron en la versión local más convocante

This story ran in the Sunday paper on November 3, 2019. The TEDxRíodelaPlata events in Buenos Aires are the largest in the world. For the metro section of Clarín, I interviewed their director, covered how they got there, and wrote about how the Argentine version is less elite by design than the famous TED events put on in North America.

The Economist • 5th July 2018

Mixed surgical teams lead to less medical error

Diverse surgical leadership promotes co-operation and decreases conflict

The Economist, World in Figures • 1st September 2018

For whom Nobel tolls

America’s lead in Nobel prize winning is not quite what its seems

The Economist • 10th May 2018

Evolution sometimes leads up blind alleys

These butterflies fell for a new kind of trap