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Have You Encountered White Supremacists or Neo-Nazis in the Military? Tell Us.
We want to know more about these service members. We want to know what the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines are doing about them.
A Death in Slow Motion
A heart transplant. A medical mishap. A drawn-out ending. All told on Facebook.
The U.S. Considered Declaring Russia a State Sponsor of Terror, Then Dropped It
After an attack on a former spy, the State Department pondered placing that label on Putin’s government. Instead, the Trump administration continued a longtime U.S. policy of treating Russia as a partner in fighting terrorism even as evidence of its misbehavior mounts.
How Do We Prevent Typos and Other Errors From Appearing in Our Stories?
We don’t always, but we sure try. A lot of eyes on a story helps.
You’re Entitled to Government Transparency
Public records laws and enforcement aren’t perfect. Your demand for improving them matters.
How a Typical Government Leak Turned Into a Three-Way War Between Comey, McCabe and Trump
Two former allies, James Comey and Andrew McCabe, have offered contradictory accounts of the orchestrated FBI leak that spawned a critical investigation. That means one of them has to be lying — as President Trump is happy to tweet to the world.
“Trump, Inc.” Live: From “The Art of the Deal” to the Dossier
The hosts of “Trump, Inc.” held a live show in New York City to discuss Donald Trump’s businesses. And we had a trivia contest.
Federal Watchdog Launches Investigation of Age Bias at IBM
After a ProPublica story spotlighting IBM’s practices in shedding older workers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission consolidated age discrimination complaints against the company from around the country.
At St. Luke’s in Houston, Patients Suffer as a Renowned Heart Transplant Program Loses Its Luster
The hospital and its legendary surgeon Denton Cooley performed some of the world’s first heart transplants back in the 1960s. In recent years, though, it has had some of the worst heart transplant outcomes in the country.
As Wait for New Heart Got Longer, Patient Grew Sicker
Baylor St. Luke’s in Houston was known for handling complex heart transplants. But when Travis Hogan was a patient there, he didn’t know that the program was undergoing a series of dramatic changes. He never got his heart.
Help Us Investigate Care at the Texas Medical Center
If you’re a patient, doctor, administrator, vendor or visitor, we’d like to hear from you about your experience at the largest medical complex in the world.
Police Are Mislabeling Anti-LGBTQ and Other Crimes as Anti-Heterosexual
ProPublica sent public-records requests to more than 50 police departments that reported anti-heterosexual hate crimes to the FBI. None of the reports we could track down actually included evidence of hate crimes against straight people.
At a Killer’s Sentencing, Native Americans Talk of Both Healing and Enduring Suspicions
A white man in Washington state got 7 1/2 years for a killing some said was fueled by hate.
New Commissioner Says FTC Should Get Tough on Companies Like Facebook and Google
Citing lax treatment of corporate malefactors, Rohit Chopra calls for the FTC to impose more significant penalties when companies violate its orders.
Group to Send Lawyers to Help Incarcerated Teens
Controversy at youth facility in southern Illinois sparks a nonprofit to act.
Takeaways From Our Urbana-Champaign Free Street Theater Journalism Workshop
1. More participation from people of all ages. 2. ‘Chambana’ isn’t a thing. 3. It’s way more than a college town.
Where Did Trump’s Cash Come From? — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast Extra
We talk to the Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold and The New Yorker’s Adam Davidson about the big mystery around the Trump Organization’s $400 million in cash deals.
