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Did Your Employer Ask You to Sign Away Your Right to Talk? We Want to Know About It.
We hope to learn more about what effect nondisclosure agreements have on people’s lives and careers.
One West Virginia County Tried to Break Its Dependence on the Energy Industry. It Was Overruled.
After seeing the scars of coal, Fayette County banned the disposal of natural gas drilling waste. Industry fought back, arguing the community doesn’t get a say.
Those Questions You’ve Been Asking About Journalism? We Ask Them, Too.
A recap of your questions — and answers from our newsroom — about how journalists do their jobs. P.S. Keep sending them.
Whoops! Jared Kushner Made Even More Mistakes in His Federal Filings
It keeps happening. Jared Kushner filed the wrong information about two of his loans in Brooklyn. He has had to update his disclosure form at least 40 times.
Trump’s Appointees Pledged Not to Lobby After They Leave. Now They’re Lobbying.
Despite agreeing to five-year bans, at least six former administration officials are registered lobbyists and others are doing similar work without registering.
Ranks of Notorious Hate Group Include Active-Duty Military
A Marine took part in the violent assaults in Charlottesville last summer and later bragged about it online with other members of Atomwaffen, an extremist group preparing for a race war. The involvement of current or former service members — often with sophisticated weapons training — in white supremacist groups has long been a concern.
Climate Change and Vulnerable Communities — Let’s Talk About This Hot Mess.
In my first episode of this PBS Digital Studios show, I dissect why minorities and disadvantaged people will face bigger consequences in a warming world.
He’s a Proud Neo-Nazi, Charlottesville Attacker – and a U.S. Marine
Vasilios Pistolis, a Marine, took part in the violent Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville and later bragged about it online with other members of Atomwaffen, an extremist group preparing for a race war.
Baltimore to Pay Largest Settlement in City History — $9 Million — to Man Wrongfully Convicted of Murder
James Owens, who was featured in a ProPublica investigation last year, sued police detectives for the alleged misconduct that landed him in prison for 21 years. Prosecutors had tried to make him take a controversial plea deal.
ProPublica Illinois, Chicago Tribune Win Driehaus Award for Investigative Reporting
The ProPublica Illinois and Chicago Tribune project “The Tax Divide” is the winner of the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Investigative Reporting.
University of Illinois at Chicago Officials Defend Handling of Researcher’s Misconduct
Top officials say reviews found no oversight problems, though documents undercut that claim.
FBI’s Violent Crime Database to Get Financial Boost From Justice Department
The infusion of money for the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program comes after ProPublica reported on shortcomings in the use of a database meant to assist in capturing serial killers and rapists.
Bank of Internet, Which Had Been Under Federal Investigation, Appears in Multiple Kushner Deals
The bank most recently played a role in a transaction involving a Kushner Companies loan in Brooklyn.
How to Wrestle Your Data From Data Brokers, Silicon Valley — and Cambridge Analytica
It can be done but it’s not easy.
HUD May Soon Evict Residents in Two Public Housing Complexes in Southern Illinois
The failures of the complexes — and HUD’s role — is being investigated by The Southern Illinoisan and ProPublica.
Were Henry’s Civil Rights Violated?
A Department of Homeland Security watchdog is looking into the case of a Long Island high school student who informed on the gang MS-13 and was marked for deportation.
How We Found Sources for Our Research Misconduct Story — And How You Can Help Us Find More
Privacy rules were an obstacle to finding participants in Dr. Mani Pavuluri’s lithium studies, but we got around them.
