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Dysfunction Disorder
by Joaquin Sapien ProPublica Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment Donate “These were snapshots. But people started taking them as gospel.” Dysfunction Disorder NYC paid millions for flawed...
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Documenting Hate
Hate crimes and bias incidents are a national problem, but there’s no reliable data on their nature or prevalence. We’re collecting reports to create a national database for use by journalists and...
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Pharma Money Reaches Guideline Writers, Patient Groups, Even Doctors on Twitter
by Charles Ornstein This story was co-published with NPR’s Shots blog. The long arm of the pharmaceutical industry continues to pervade practically every area of medicine, reaching those who write...
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Texas Panel on Wrongful Convictions Calls for Ending Use of Unverified Drug...
by Ryan Gabrielson Drug field tests are too unreliable to trust in criminal cases, according to a Texas courts panel, which has called on crime laboratories across the state to confirm drug evidence...
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ProPublica Files Lawsuit Seeking VA Correspondence Related to Agent Orange
by Robin Fields ProPublica and the Virginian-Pilot filed a lawsuit today in federal court against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, accusing the agency of stonewalling requests for documents...
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Trump’s 10 Troubling Deals with Foreign Power-Players
by Derek Kravtiz and Al Shaw, ProPublica, and John Kelly, USA Today The new president’s deals with foreign power players create clear paths for Trump to put his interests ahead of those of the United...
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When a Study Cast Doubt on a Heart Pill, the Drug Company Turned to Tom Price
by Robert Faturechi The $3 pill known as BiDil was already a difficult sell when a Georgia-based pharmaceutical company bought the marketing rights a few years ago. A treatment for African Americans...
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For Trump’s Rich Appointees, Death May Be Certain But Taxes Aren’t
by Allan Sloan and Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, This story was co-published with The Washington Post. There are times when two seemingly unrelated tax policies intersect to create windfalls for...
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The Breakthrough: How a Reporter Solved a Decades-Old Murder
by Joaquin Sapien .player_box { display: none; } div.article-inline-image.Right.demobbed {display: none;} Ever wonder what it would be like to actually track down and catch an alleged serial killer?...
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Trump Hits Populist Note in Inaugural Address
by Richard Tofel Ahead of President Donald Trump’s inaugural address, it seemed no one knew exactly what to expect. Today was clearly an occasion for the use of the teleprompters that Trump used to...
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This is What ProPublica is Now Covering
by Eric Umansky and Ariana Tobin Today is the first day of Donald Trump’s presidency. Like many in journalism, we’ve been thinking hard these past few months about where and how we should focus our...
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Trump Promised to Resign From His Companies — But There’s No Record He’s Done So
by Derek Kravitz and Al Shaw At a news conference last week, now-President Donald Trump said he and his daughter, Ivanka, had signed paperwork relinquishing control of all Trump-branded companies....
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Help Us Track Winds of Change as Trump Confronts Climate Issues
by Andrew Revkin Until late morning on Friday, the White House homepage had an “issues” link to a page on the environment touting former President Obama’s efforts to build a “clean-energy economy” and...
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With Trump in Office, Feds May Alter Course in Texas Voter ID Case
by Jessica Huseman Hours after President Donald Trump was inaugurated, the Department of Justice filed to postpone a hearing on the Texas Voter ID law. The request was granted. The DOJ had previously...
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Here’s Another Way Wells Fargo Took Advantage Of Customers
by Jesse Eisinger Wells Fargo, the largest mortgage lender in the country, portrays itself as a stalwart bank that puts customers first. That reputation shattered in September, when it was fined $185...
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Massachusetts Top Court Orders Prosecutors to Remedy Thousands of Tainted...
by Patrick G. Lee More than four years after a Massachusetts lab chemist confessed to manipulating drug test results, the state’s highest court has called on prosecutors to reverse potentially...
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Supreme Court Puts Off Taking Up Texas Voter ID Case
by Jessica Huseman The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear arguments regarding Texas’ controversial voter ID law, allowing the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision that the law had a...
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Trump Administration Imposes Freeze On EPA Grants and Contracts
by Andrew Revkin and Jesse Eisinger The Trump administration has imposed a freeze on grants and contracts by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a move that could affect a significant part of...
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Teens Report Onslaught of Bullying During Divisive Election
by A.C. Thompson A new national survey of more than 50,000 teens charts a surge in abusive and hateful behavior among young people since the beginning of the presidential election campaign. “Our...
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In Nebraska, New Bill Proposes Protections Against Rampant Debt Collection
by Paul Kiel Last year we reported on a little-known hardship facing Nebraskans struggling to pay their medical debts: They were being sued over doctor bills of just a few hundred dollars. Unheard of...
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