Josh Moon

Josh Moon is an investigative reporter and columnist. You can reach him at [email protected].

Alabama’s prisons are awful, expensive, ineffective and counterproductive

Alabama operates one of the worst prison systems in the world — for no apparent reason, other than we just like cruelty.

May 20, 2025

If Alabama really wants to back the blue, it would help the good cops get rid of the bad ones.

May 19, 2025

To overcome the typical gaming obstacles and finally get a gambling bill passed, the Poarch Creek Indians are taking a new approach.

May 16, 2025

The collection of unpopular actions by the legislature in this session is possibly unprecedented. The question is will lawmakers pay a price.

May 15, 2025

When it comes to the chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, there are a lot of very strange stories.

May 14, 2025

If you want Alabama lawmakers to do the right things, you're going to have to hold them accountable when they don't.

May 13, 2025

When it comes to discrimination in Alabama, going backwards a dozen years would actually be the most progress we've made in years.

May 12, 2025

Trump's declining polls, along with Tuberville's potential polarizing run for governor, could give Alabama Dems a pathway back to relevancy.

May 9, 2025

As Congressional Republicans seek out ways to give big tax breaks to the nation's wealthiest, a familiar target has emerged: the poor.

May 8, 2025

A federal lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Alabama claims Chambers County and Valley officials weaponized law enforcement to silence protestors.

May 7, 2025