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The Breakthrough: Hopelessness and Exploitation Inside Homes for Mentally Ill
by Joaquin Sapien In the 1960s, New York began to clear out its scandal-ridden psychiatric hospitals. In their place, a new system emerged. Thousands of mentally ill New Yorkers moved into “adult...
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How the Truth Can Get Damaged in a Hurricane, Too
by Andrew Revkin The disinformation and falsehoods that can accompany breaking news online — involving terror attacks or national elections — have become a familiar plague in recent years. Big weather...
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Introducing Our Data Journalism Advisers
by Scott Klein and Ryann Grochowski Jones It’s no secret that we like math at ProPublica. Our data team creates its own statistical models, drawing insights that support — and help guide — reporting...
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Familiares de niños indocumentados atrapados en operaciones anti-tráfico humano
por Hannah Dreier Este verano, Edwin, un hombre de Kansas City, recibió una llamada de funcionarios de inmigración que le informaron que habían recogido a su sobrino en la frontera sur. Querían...
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Relatives of Undocumented Children Caught Up in ICE Dragnet
by Hannah Dreier This summer, a Kansas City man named Edwin got a call from immigration officials. They had picked up his nephew at the southern border and wanted to release the teen into his care. So...
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Health Insurance Is Big and Complicated. Help Us Understand It.
by ProPublica ProPublica would like to hear from people who have expertise in some facet of the health insurance industry. It’s one of the most important industries in the country and takes up a...
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ProPublica’s Alec MacGillis to Receive Lovejoy Award
by ProPublica ProPublica reporter Alec MacGillis will be the recipient of the 2017 Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award. Sponsored by Colby College, the honor recognizes a member of the news profession who has...
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Houston Officials Hope Harvey Convinces Congress to Fund Coastal Barrier
by Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune, and Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and Reveal HOUSTON — Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Tuesday gave his strongest endorsement to date for constructing a...
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ProPublica and Texas Tribune Project on Dangers of Hurricanes to Houston a...
by ProPublica The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers announced today that “Boomtown, Flood Town,” a collaboration between ProPublica and the Texas Tribune, is a finalist for the North...
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Rethinking the ‘Infrastructure’ Discussion Amid a Blitz of Hurricanes
by Andrew Revkin The wonky words infrastructure and resilience have circulated widely of late, particularly since Hurricanes Harvey and Irma struck paralyzing, costly blows in two of America’s...
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The Trump Administration Plans to End a Refugee Program for Children
by Marcelo Rochabrun The Trump administration plans to stop accepting refugee applications from children with U.S.-based parents from three violence-riddled Central American countries — El Salvador,...
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Facebook Enabled Advertisers to Reach ‘Jew Haters’
by Julia Angwin, Madeleine Varner and Ariana Tobin Want to market Nazi memorabilia, or recruit marchers for a far-right rally? Facebook’s self-service ad-buying platform had the right audience for...
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Independent Monitors Found Benzene Levels After Harvey Six Times Higher Than...
by Lisa Song and Al Shaw, ProPublica, and Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune
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Facebook Moves to Prevent Advertisers From Targeting Haters
by Daniel Golden In the wake of ProPublica’s report Thursday that Facebook advertisers could have directed pitches to almost 2,300 people interested in “Jew hater” and other anti-Semitic topics, the...
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Experts Say the Use of Private Email by Trump’s Voter Fraud Commission Isn’t...
by Jessica Huseman President Donald Trump’s voter fraud commission came under fire earlier this month when a lawsuit and media reports revealed that the commissioners were using private emails to...
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Why Are Drug Prices So High? We’re Curious, Too.
by Katie Thomas, The New York Times and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica This much is clear: The public is angry about the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs. Surveys have shown that high drug prices...
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Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers
by Katie Thomas, The New York Times and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica At a time when the United States is in the grip of an opioid epidemic, many insurers are limiting access to pain medications that...
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The Trumps Say They’re Opening Hotels in Dallas, Nashville and Elsewhere. We...
by Matt Drange, Forbes, Alan Huffman, special to ProPublica, and Derek Kravitz, ProPublica Earlier this summer, the Trump Organization announced big plans to open a line of hotels across the country....
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Attorneys General in 37 States Urge Insurance Industry to Do More to Curb...
by Charles Ornstein Attorneys general for 37 states sent a letter Monday to the health insurance industry’s main trade group, urging its members to reconsider coverage policies that may be fueling the...
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Failing Charter Schools Have a Reincarnation Plan
by Annie Waldman This past June, Florida’s top education agency delivered a failing grade to the Orange Park Performing Arts Academy in suburban Jacksonville for the second year in a row. It...
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