Jasper Craven
Jasper Craven is an investigative political reporter with bylines at The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, and Vermont Digger, among others. A Vermont native, he has covered everything from Bernie Sanders' presidential bid to Boston city council. While at the Globe he collaborated on Shadow Campus, a three-part investigative series focused on greed and mismanagement in Boston's off-campus student housing market. The series was a finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize.
Trump's Administration is Easy Street for Wall Street
The government's aggressive financial deregulatory agenda is a giant middle finger to consumers.
Ethnicity Makes All the Difference for Trump When Responding to National Tragedies
There’s been no shortage of calls for “thoughts and prayers," but a consistent trend emerges when it comes to how the president and elected leaders respond to national tragedy.
How Voting Flaws Protect the Manhattan DA Who Didn't Prosecute Harvey Weinstein
Candidates opposing the DA, who also declined to pursue felony fraud charges agains the Trump family, are shining a spotlight on the power of local elections.
In Cuba, Tattoo Artists Make More than Doctors and Lawyers
Although tattoo artists operate on the margins of society, they make good money. Most Cubans working official, on-the-books government jobs earn only about $30 per month. “Being a tattoo artist, I can make more money than being in the government,” Sosa...