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Debt By Degrees
by Sisi Wei and Annie Waldman Use our interactive database to search new federal data on almost 7,000 schools in the U.S. to see how well they support their poorest students financially.
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Colleges Flush With Cash Saddle Poorest Students With Debt
by Annie Waldman and Sisi Wei New York University is among the country’s wealthiest schools. Backed by its $3.5 billion endowment, the school has built campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai, invested...
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Q&A: Can a Divided Europe Handle the Refugee Crisis?
by Sebastian Rotella Laura Boldrini, the president of Italy’s Chamber of Deputies, has unusually strong credentials to discuss the immigration crisis gripping Europe. She worked for a quarter century...
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The Roots, Rhetoric and Remedies of Europe’s Migrant Crisis Explained
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Trial And Error: A Man Convicted of Murder Wins Release, and Questions of...
by Joaquin Sapien Late last month, 53-year-old Ruddy Quezada was released from prison after serving 24 years for murder. The Brooklyn District Attorney’s office conceded that prosecutors in the office...
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‘American Red Cross Sunshine Act’ Would Open Charity to Outside Scrutiny
by Justin Elliott, ProPublica, and Laura Sullivan, NPR, Federal legislation is being unveiled today that would force the American Red Cross to do something that it has repeatedly resisted: open its...
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Everyone’s Juicing
by David Epstein Earlier this month, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced that it had busted 16 underground labs and seized 134,000 steroid tablets and pills, 8,200 liters of injectable...
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How Senate Hopefuls Keep Donors Secret From Voters Until It’s Too Late
by Derek Willis and Robert Faturechi For nearly 15 years, voters have been able to click a mouse to view an up-to-date list of who’s contributed to candidates for the presidency and the U.S. House,...
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De Blasio’s Pre-K Program Adds 12,000 Kids, Only 195 Come from Poorest ZIP Codes
by Marcelo Rochabrun Mayor Bill de Blasio’s universal pre-K program has seen registrations increase by 12,000 children in its second year of operations, with double-digit percentage increases across...
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Exxon’s Own Scientists Confirmed Fossil Fuels’ Role in Global Warming Back in...
by Terry Parris Jr. h3 { font-size:1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; margin-top:1.4em; } blockquote { line-height: 1.5em; } Some of the best #MuckReads we read this week. Want to receive these by email?...
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New Court Docs: Maker of Tylenol Had a Plan to Block Tougher Regulation
by Jeff Gerth and T. Christian Miller Recently filed court documents show the makers of Tylenol planned to enlist the White House and lawmakers to block the Food and Drug Administration from imposing...
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Why it’s So Hard to Know Whether the Murder Rate is Rising
by Cynthia Gordy .player_box { display: none; } div.article-inline-image.Right.demobbed {display: none;} There have been some alarming headlines recently about how murder is on the rise in cities...
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As Pope Pushes to Help the Poor, Catholic Universities Leave Them Behind
by Annie Waldman Pope Francis has made serving the poor a central tenet of his papacy. “Wealth makes us poor,” he told Cuban worshippers on Sunday, urging them not to forget “the smallest, the most...
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A Closer Look: I’m Not (Just) Your Paperboy
by Amanda Zamora I have a confession to make. I hate my job title. And I bet many other social and audience editors, producers, specialists, coordinators and managers probably do, too. On the one...
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Take a Valium, Lose Your Kid, Go to Jail
by Nina Martin ProPublica Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment Donate Rob Culpepper/special to ProPublica Take a Valium, Lose Your Kid, Go to Jail In Alabama, anti-drug fervor and abortion...
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Troubled California Group Home to Close
by Joaquin Sapien After months of unrest, Bayfront, a group home for troubled children in Long Beach, California, is scheduled to close at the end of October. The decision by Bayfront’s operators...
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New Data Reveals Stark Gaps in Graduation Rates Between Poor and Wealthy...
by Annie Waldman A new report released Thursday provides a detailed look at the graduation rates of low-income college students. At many colleges, low-income students graduate at much lower rates than...
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Exploding Gas Tanks, Defective Air Bags and Other Car-Company Scandals...
by Marcelo Rochabrun Some of the best #MuckReads we read this week. Want to receive these by email? Sign up to get this briefing delivered to your inbox every weekend. The recent revelation that...
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Behind Debt by Degrees: How Can You Tell If a College Is Helping Poor Students?
by Cynthia Gordy .player_box { display: none; } div.article-inline-image.Right.demobbed {display: none;} Earlier this month, ProPublica released Debt by Degrees, a first-of-its-kind interactive...
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Live Discussion: Are Drug Laws Punishing Innocent Mothers?
by Amanda Zamora In Alabama, taking a Valium while pregnant can land a young mother in jail — even if her baby is born healthy. "They told me: 'He's good, he's clean. You can have him now, no...
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