Selected Journalism

The Archnemeses Of War Rugs (The Verge)

War rugs are a traditional Afghan art — how’d a guy in Brooklyn end up with their copyright?

Singing In Dark Times: Cultural Resistance in Palestine (The New Internationalist)

Palestine’s poets, novelists, musicians and journalists have not only voiced their people’s liberation struggle but also driven it. Decca Muldowney charts their role in resisting annihilation and imagining a free Palestine.

Meet the Woman Training Parents How to Get Books Banned (The Daily Beast)

Karen England is successfully teaching people how to remove books from school libraries, even outside of their school districts, starting with refusing to use the term “book ban.”

Inside the Secretive Network of Abortion Pill Vigilantes (The Daily Beast)

Since the fall of Roe, a covert chain of activists have banded together to provide abortion medication to those in red states—and they’re risking everything in the process

Brain Doctor to the Stars Labeled a ‘Snake-Oil’ Salesman (The Daily Beast)

Daniel Amen was once called “the most popular psychiatrist in America,” but critics and former patients say he’s a grifter who is giving desperate people false hope.

Legislators in Many States Can Push Bills They’d Profit From (ProPublica)

The laws vary by state. In some, lawmakers are told to recuse themselves from votes that could create even the “appearance of impropriety.” In others, overlapping interests are seen as “almost inevitable.”

About the Immigrant Children Shelter Map (ProPublica)

Here’s how and why we mapped the immigrant children shelters, and how you can help us investigate.

NYC’s Amenity Battleground (The Real Deal)

Developers are throwing more and more money at a growing class of employees who are providing everything from private tutoring to meditation, but some say doing so could actually turn off buyers

Over Half a Million Dollars from Trump-Related Donors Has Flowed to Andrew Cuomo (The Indypendent)

A Ukrainian fertilizer magnate, a shady lawyer and the Koch Brothers are among the major campaign donors that the Democratic governor and Donald Trump share.

Make America White Again: A Play In Three Acts (Trumplandia Magazine)

Title: “Between Two Lampshades”
Running time: 2:49:26
Date Broadcast: Dec 14, 2016

Mike Enoch: OK, this is actually the most interesting podcast on the alt-right you’re gonna hear

In UK, Big-Labor Strikes And Low-Wage Struggles Jockey For Future (Waging Nonviolence)

On Thursday, public union workers across the UK protested austerity. But this one-day strike is only part of the country's transforming labor story.

The Wild Cats of Roosevelt Island (Voices of New York)

New York City’s green spaces are home to a surprising menagerie of wild animals, from raccoons, to coyotes, to foxes. Decca Muldowney took a reporting trip to Roosevelt Island to investigate rumors of another wild species.

‘Book Boyfriends’ and ‘Shadow Daddies’: the men cashing in on romantasy (The Verge)

From BookTok to IRL balls, these performers embody beloved characters.

Remembering Yanka Dyagileva, The Queen of Siberian Punk Who Died As The Soviet Union Fell (New East Digital Archive)

On May 9 1991, poet and singer Yanka Dyagileva left her family’s summer cottage deep in the Siberian countryside to walk and smoke a cigarette. She never returned.

The Unbelievable Rise and Fall of a Pervert Conman Who Faked His Death (The Daily Beast)

Last week, a dark-haired man wearing a pinstripe suit, shiny leather shoes, and round black glasses was wheeled into a court room in Edinburgh, Scotland—one hand shackled to a police officer. He said he was Arthur Knight, an Irishman who had never been to the United States. Authorities told the Scottish court he was actually 35-year-old Nicholas Alahverdian—an accused conman from Rhode Island wanted on rape charges in Utah.

How Far-Right Extremists Are Targeting Pro-LGBT Schools (The Daily Beast)

Proud Boys members and Jan. 6 rioters have been identified by The Daily Beast at protests over school board LGBT initiatives as they attempt to spread their extremist ideals.

Abortion Clinic Escorts Say Work Is Becoming a ‘War Zone’ (The Daily Beast)

From dead raccoons pelted at front doors to arson attacks, abortion clinics say they are seeing an uptick in violence and are demanding action.

Info Wars: Inside the Left’s Online Efforts to Out White Supremacists (ProPublica)

An anonymous group of vigilantes works to identify racists, a legally gray tactic known as doxxing that comes with plenty of risk for all.

How Starbucks’ Union Push Spilled Over to Peet’s Coffee (The Daily Beast)

Baristas at Peet’s Coffee have been getting advice from rival Starbucks workers in the hopes of continuing a unionizing chain reaction.

How To Get Away With [Selling A] Murder [House] (The Real Deal)

Unless they can be turned into museums, properties with macabre histories must eventually go on the market. After all, even a site where a gruesome murder took place is still a piece of Los Angeles real estate. But sellers and brokers of those properties face unique challenges.

The people’s champ — and the industry’s adversary (The Real Deal)

After facing down the e-commerce giant run by the world’s richest man, Sen. Michael Gianaris of Queens is ready to go toe to toe with real estate’s elite

Major Feminist Groups Endorse Cuomo, Despite Record (The Indypendent)

Big-name feminist advocacy groups have endorsed Andrew Cuomo over his rival Cynthia Nixon, despite Nixon’s record of pro-choice advocacy and criticisms of Cuomo’s legacy on securing reproductive rights.

In London, Young Mothers Declare They Will Not Be Moved (Waging Nonviolence)

As London grows more and more unaffordable, young mothers are leading the efforts to fight evictions and displacement.

The Pipes, The Pipes Are Calling (Trumplandia Magazine)

The 1,172-mile Dakota Access Pipeline was first announced in June, 2014. It encountered opposition from residents, farmers, and environmental groups in every state in passed through. But it was near the end of the pipeline’s route that the company ran into its biggest problem: the Standing Rock Sioux tribe.

David Stess: Christmas Hero (Voices Of New York)

Many New Yorkers will be heading out this week to buy a Christmas tree from a local vendor. But what is the holiday season like for the workers selling those trees? Decca Muldowney set out to find out what life in the Christmas tree business is like. And on the way, she met one, very unconventional Christmas hero.