Kiernan Nicholls recently completed a joint bachelor’s and master’s program in political science at American University. He previously interned for U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.). He is working on the IRW Accountability Project in 2021.
Special Projects
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1 billion records and counting: The Accountability Project reaches new milestone
Two years after going live, TAP hits a major milestone.
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Site showcases powerful stories and the reporters behind them
Investigating Power is a history of breakthrough investigations that revealed news and changed the national narrative on many major topics since the 1950s, from war to health to civil rights.
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Biden’s immigration policy
An interactive timeline following President Biden’s actions on immigration.
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The Opioid Epidemic
In April 2016, at the height of the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history, Congress effectively stripped the Drug Enforcement Administration of its most potent weapon against large drug companies suspected of spilling prescription narcotics onto the nation’s streets.
The Accountability Project: 1 billion records
Site showcases powerful stories
Biden’s immigration policy
Opiod Epidemic
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