ProPublica

Why is the Department of Justice not paying its assistant attorneys?

In order to manage its post-sequester budget, the government is keeping 96 unpaid trained employees on staff

Christie Thompson, ProPublica Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 1:30 PM UTC
Business ProPublica

Without full-time jobs, workers flock to temp towns

Short-term work has become a mainstay of the American economy, intensifying the rise in income inequality

Michael Grabell, ProPublica Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 12
Business ProPublica, Unemployment, Temps

Study: Medicare pays for unauthorized prescription drugs

New research reveals unlicensed healthcare providers are writing hundreds of thousands of prescriptions a year

Jennifer LaFleur, Tracy Weber and and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica Monday, Jun 24, 2013 6:48 PM UTC
News ProPublica, Medicare

Retired NYPD detective investigated for misconduct

The probe of Brooklyn police officer Louis Scarcella could also apply to the prosecutors who worked on his cases

Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica Saturday, Jun 22, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Life ProPublica, law, Police

Patriot Act critics never had a clue

True story: Outrage over the 2001 legislation centered around government access to library records

Justin Elliott, ProPublica Monday, Jun 17, 2013 8:34 PM UTC 18
Social ProPublica, data mining

My first Father’s Day without my father

I take some solace in the idea that my parents are "reunited." But that doesn't make this holiday any easier

Charles Ornstein, ProPublica Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
Technology ProPublica, Father's Day

Former employees: Bank of America regularly lied to homeowners

Sworn testimony from a class-action suit also reveals that staffers were rewarded for foreclosures

Paul Kiel, ProPublica Friday, Jun 14, 2013 11:11 PM UTC 19
Business ProPublica, Bank of America

Texas teens handcuffed for playing hooky

State truancy laws impose fines and jail time on late or absent students, possibly in violation of the Constitution

Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica Friday, Jun 14, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 23
News ProPublica, juvenile justice

NSA surveillance didn’t lead to capture of deadly terrorist

Investigation reveals the US tracked down key plotter in Mumbai attacks after being tipped by British intelligence

Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 6:52 PM UTC
Technology ProPublica, NSA, Surveillance

Is this the end of unpaid internships?

A judge's ruling in favor of two Fox Searchlight interns could change the way companies big and small do business

Blair Hickman and Jeremy B. Merrill, ProPublica Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 5:47 PM UTC 19
Business ProPublica, fox searchlight

Walmart breaks ban on Bangladesh factories

At least two have sent massive shipments of sports bras and girls' dresses to retail outlets in recent months

Michael Grabell, ProPublica Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 8:12 PM UTC
Business ProPublica, Walmart, Bangladesh

5 things we still don’t know about the NSA “black hole”

Secrecy around its surveillance program means even basic questions have gone unanswered

Justin Elliott and Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 5:48 PM UTC
Technology ProPublica, NSA, Edward Snowden

Encrypt your emails, evade the NSA

Concerned about mass surveillance? Here's a guide to making your Internet communications more private

ProPublica Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 8:16 PM UTC
Social ProPublica, Privacy, Surveillance

Rape rampant in juvenile justice system

Hundreds of teens are assaulted during their stay in detention centers, often by facility staff members

Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 4:23 PM UTC
Life ProPublica, Rape

5 ways Congress is trying to curb rape in the military

Closely scrutinizing officers appointed to prevent sexual assault is just one of the measures under consideration

Christie Thompson, ProPublica Wednesday, Jun 5, 2013 4:58 PM UTC
Politics ProPublica, Congress

Obama ignores Afghan massacre

The president vowed to investigate the killing of thousands of Taliban POWs. Four years later, we're still waiting

Cora Currier, ProPublica Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 9:28 PM UTC 14
Politics ProPublica, Taliban, Afghanistan

Pistols could be the newest poolside accessory

South Carolina plans to revoke a ban on arms in recreation centers, meaning more guns at Charleston's public pools

Lois Beckett, ProPublica Monday, Jun 3, 2013 4:41 PM UTC 18
Politics ProPublica, Gun Control

Should prosecutors be held liable for their misconduct?

A new case in the U.S. Court of Appeals challenges whether DAs ought to be punished for their legal malpractice

Joe Sexton, ProPublica Sunday, Jun 2, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 22
Life ProPublica

6 things you need to know about dark money groups

In the wake of the IRS scandal, a quick primer on social welfare nonprofits VIDEO

Kim Barker and Justin Elliott, ProPublica Monday, May 27, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Politics Video, ProPublica, IRS, nonprofits

IRS meltdown was long overdue

Its Exempt Organizations division has been horribly dysfunctional since the agency was restructured in 1998

Kim Barker and Justin Elliott, ProPublica Monday, May 20, 2013 6:55 PM UTC
Business ProPublica, IRS, Tea Party

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