New: The Justice Department retracted findings of constitutional violations in Phoenix and five other jurisdictions. Advocates say the move could further embolden cities and police departments to marginalize homeless people. https://propub.li/4mv3YPu (fb)

When ProPublica reporter David Armstrong was diagnosed with cancer, he set out to understand why a single pill of his medication, Revlimid, cost the same as a new iPhone. He’s covered high drug prices as a reporter for years, but what he discovered shocked even him. Armstrong said that the drugmaker Celgene treated Revlimid like its own personal piggy bank. For this story’s visuals, our art director Lisa Larson-Walker decided to take matters — and a sledgehammer — into her own hands, making this line of the story a reality. #revlimid #ceramics #behindthescenes (fb)