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Boston Globe Spotlight Team

Seeing Red: A Globe Spotlight report on Boston’s crippling traffic

We endure some of the nation’s worst rush hour traffic. Our aging transit system is maddeningly unreliable. It is a crisis — a very slow moving crisis — that puts our region’s economic prosperity at risk. Who is to blame? Can anything be done? The Globe Spotlight Team investigates.

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

The hidden titans of pot

Massachusetts legalized the sale of recreational marijuana with the ambition to be different — and better. But two years since the law went into effect, troubling signs loom. This three-part series uncovers stealth moves by large investors poised to dominate this nascent industry and outmaneuver regulators.

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.

What is the legacy of Aaron Hernandez? The Globe’s Spotlight Team compiled the story of a profoundly troubled young man and the ugly underside of America’s most popular sport.

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

Spotlight: Inside the secret courts of Massachusetts

The Spotlight Team delves into the darkest corner of the Massachusetts criminal justice system, where the quality of justice can depend on where you live and who you know.