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Housing Enforcement Group Sues M&T Bank for Discrimination
by Nikole Hannah-JonesOne of the nation's largest banks discriminates against black, Latino and Asian homebuyers by offering lesser qualified white borrowers higher loan amounts and using hidden...
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Podcast: Uber’s Dodgy Drunk Driving Study
by Minhee Cho .player_box { display: none; }In January, Uber reported that cities using its ridesharing service have seen a reduction in drunk driving accidents, particularly among young people. But...
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Virginia Passes Bill to Rein in Restraints of School Kids
by Heather VogellVirginia lawmakers have passed a bill requiring state leaders to set limits on how public schools can restrain or isolate students.Last summer, ProPublica and NPR reported that new...
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Alberto Nisman and Argentina’s History of Assassinations and Suspicious Suicides
by Sebastian RotellaA year and a half ago, I talked to Alberto Nisman, the Argentine special prosecutor whose mysterious death has made international headlines.I didn't know Nisman, but I knew the...
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Judge in Patz Case Forced to Justify Secrecy Decisions
by Joe SextonSeveral news organizations have filed court papers seeking to compel the judge in the Etan Patz murder case to make public aspects of the trial he has so far kept secret. The proceedings...
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Connecticut Schools Pin Down and Restrain ‘Staggering’ Number of Kids
by Annie WaldmanConnecticut public schools are far too quick to restrain or isolate unruly children against their will, leaving hundreds with injuries and many others with unmet educational needs, a...
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Internet Censorship in China: We’ll Sing it for You
by Sisi Wei and Yue Qiu #censorship-song { height: 335px; } @media screen and (max-width: 800px){ #censorship-song { height: 380px !important; } } @media screen and (max-width: 480px){...
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A History of Violence: Accusations But No Justice in Liberia
by T. Christian MillerChristopher Vambo had been accused by Catholic church officials and others of being responsible for the 1992 murder of five American nuns. Prince Johnson had overseen the torture...
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VA Center’s ‘Flat Stanley’ Research Claims and More in MuckReads Weekly
by Amanda ZamoraLeaky stoves. Backed-up sewage. Mold. These are the types of conditions Florida health inspectors are supposed to deter in more than 800 migrant labor camps across the state. But a...
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Podcast: An Expert’s Take on a High-Profile ‘Suicide’ in Argentina
by Nicole Collins Bronzan .player_box { display: none; }Sebastian Rotella knows Argentina.A longtime foreign correspondent who spent five years in Buenos Aires, Rotella has an expert grasp of the...
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In Complicated Patz Case, Informant Could Testify About Suspect Not on Trial
by Joaquin SapienIn the late 1980s, Stuart GraBois, a federal prosecutor in New York, had become obsessed with the disappearance of a 6-year-old boy named Etan Patz. GraBois had worked with the...
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Red Cross Demands Corrections to Our ‘Misleading’ Coverage. Here’s Our Response
by Justin Elliott and Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, and Laura Sullivan, NPR, The American Red Cross recently sent ProPublica and NPR a request for corrections to our series of stories about the charity's...
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When a Wildlife Rehab Center Regulates Charter Schools: Inside the Wild World...
by Marian WangNestled in the woods of central Minnesota, near a large freshwater lake, is a nature sanctuary called the Audubon Center of the North Woods. The nonprofit rehabilitates birds. It hosts...
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Police Brutality from Chicago to Gitmo and More in MuckReads Weekly
by Amanda Zamora and Terry Parris Jr"Illegal ... immoral ... ineffective ... unconstitutional."That is how the deputy commander of a now-defunct Guantanamo task force described the interrogation...
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Podcast: When Those We Report On Complain
by Nicole Collins Bronzan .player_box { display: none; }Any good reporter takes requests for corrections very seriously, and the stakes are especially high for investigative journalists like...
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Newly Discovered Evidence is Latest Surprise in Patz Case
by Joe SextonFrom the moment Pedro Hernandez was indicted for the murder of Etan Patz, both prosecutors and defense lawyers recognized they faced a formidable task: locating, deciphering and sharing a...
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New York City Lays Out Limits on Restraints And Suspensions
by Annie WaldmanNew York City educators will face new restrictions on handcuffing students or suspending them from school, as part of regulations proposed earlier this month by the city’s education...
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Net Neutrality May Face an Uphill Battle If History Tells Us Anything
by Leticia MirandaThe Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote on a proposal today that effectively bars Internet companies from prioritizing some Internet traffic over others.As John...
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Fines Remain Rare Even As Health Data Breaches Multiply
by Charles OrnsteinThis story was co-published with NPR's Shots blog.In a string of meetings and press releases, the federal government’s health watchdogs have delivered a stern message: They are...
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Has Your Medical Privacy Been Compromised? Help ProPublica Investigate
. by Charles OrnsteinProPublica has been examining the ways in which patient privacy is protected or breached. We’ve previously written about how well hospitals have complied with the federal patient...
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