The documents also raise questions about the accuracy of the Red Cross’ count of how many Haitians it helped, concluding the figures on one project were “fairly meaningless.” by Justin Elliott, ProPublica, and Laura Sullivan…
Even as the group has publicly celebrated its work, insider accounts detail a string of failures by Justin Elliott, ProPublica, and Laura Sullivan, NPR The neighborhood of Campeche sprawls up a steep hillside in Haiti’s capital…
Federal health watchdogs say they are cracking down on organizations that don’t protect the privacy and security of patient records, but data suggests otherwise. by Charles Ornstein (David Sleight/ProPublica) This story was co-published with…
by Jesse Eisinger and Justin Elliott, ProPublica, and Laura Sullivan, NPR This is part of an ongoing investigation: Red Cross After Superstorm Sandy, Americans opened their wallets to the Red Cross. They trusted the charity…
Survey results obtained by ProPublica also show a crisis of trust in the charity’s senior leadership. by Justin Elliott Our Hottest Stories Most Read The Real Roots of Hedge Fund Manager Rage The Red Cross’…
Payments from pharmaceutical companies touch hundreds of thousands of doctors. The 17 companies we’ve tracked spent $1.4 billion in 2013 alone. Here are our top five takeaways from following all that money. (David Sleight/ProPublica) This…
Move America Forward has collected millions to send care packages to U.S. troops. But its appeals often rely on images and stories borrowed without permission, and its assets have been used to benefit political consulting…
A confidential report and a fired examiner’s hidden recorder penetrate the cloistered world of Wall Street’s top regulator—and its history of deference to banks. by Jake Bernstein Barely a year removed from the devastation of…
Critics say the 1968 federal law that allows collectors to take 25 percent of debtors’ wages, or every penny in their bank accounts, is out of date and overly harsh. by Paul Kiel, ProPublica, and…
A new study provides the first-ever tally of how many employees lose up to a quarter of their paychecks over debts like unpaid credit card or medical bills and student loans. by Paul Kiel, ProPublica,…
The states have passed hard-nosed laws and taken an aggressive tack toward employers who misclassify independent contractors. by Ryann Grochowski Jones, ProPublica, and Mike Fitzgerald, Belleville News-Democrat Jon Gould, a Carpenters Union job site…
by Abbie Nehring Columbia University’s Alma Mater statue marked with red tape in support of victims of sexual assault. (Erin Vaughn/Instagram) Update July 29: We have updated this article to include the responses universities gave…
With stores near military bases across the country, the retailer USA Discounters offers easy credit to service members. But when those loans go bad, the company uses the local courts near its Virginia headquarters to…
Carson Luke, a young boy with autism, shattered bones in his hand and foot after educators grabbed him and tried to shut him into a “scream room.” Kids across the country risked similar harm at…
A ProPublica analysis of recently released data shows that dozens of physicians who received payments from Medicare in 2012 had been kicked out of Medicaid, charged with fraud, or settled claims of overbilling Medicare itself….
New Department of Education data shows rising default rates on federal loans to parents. College Debt Total outstanding college debt is estimated at $1 trillion dollars – and with costs still soaring, the burden on…
Research has been seen as less objectionable than other forms of interactions with drug companies, but 10 percent of researchers have multiple ties among the nine companies ProPublica analyzed. That raises questions about doctors’ impartiality….
After a “tuition reset,” Concordia University found that the lower rates increased student applications, raising enrollments and, ultimately, net tuition revenue. (Drew Geraets via Flickr) by Marian WangnShare You know all those seemingly…
“Close the Back Door” by A.C. THOMPSON, ProPublica and JONATHAN JONES, special to ProPublica in collaboration with Inside Room 101 at Emerald Hills, a covert campaign was under way in the fall of 2008. Potentially…
“A Sinking Ship” by A.C. THOMPSON, ProPublica and JONATHAN JONES, special to ProPublica On Sept. 30, 2008, an employee at the Emerald Hills assisted living facility in Auburn, Calif., made an entry in a company…