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The FBI Checked the Wrong Box and a Woman Ended Up on the Terrorism Watch List For Years
As questions swirl around U.S. efforts to keep people with terrorism ties from entering the country, the story of Rahinah Ibrahim is a cautionary tale.
Patient Safety Voices Advice
More than 1 million patients suffer harm each year in U.S. health care facilities. Often, their harm isn’t acknowledged even as they live with the consequences. ProPublica set out to capture their stories. Here is what we learned.
The Corporate Takeover of the Red Cross
Red Cross CEO Gail McGovern, who was hired to revitalize the charity, has cut hundreds of chapters and thousands of employees.
Coming Soon: An Unbelievable Story of Rape
On December 16, ProPublica and The Marshall Project publish the latest in our yearlong examination of how police investigate rape in America. <a href="#sign_up">Sign up below</a> for our major investigations email to get this story delivered to your inbox.
Restraints
It took one mother seven years to learn that the for-profit school she trusted with her son had strapped him down again and again, one time after not picking up his Legos.
What Happened to Adam
It took one mother seven years to learn that the for-profit school she trusted with her son had strapped him down again and again, one time after not picking up his Legos.
Tyson Foods’ Secret Recipe for Carving Up Workers’ Comp
Over the past 25 years, the giant meatpacking company has taken a lead in pushing for changes in workers’ comp in state after state — often to the detriment of workers.
Unrestrained
While evidence of abuse of the disabled has piled up for decades, one for-profit company has used its deep pockets and influence to bully weak regulators and evade accountability
Small-Scale Violations of Medical Privacy Often Cause the Most Harm
Breaches that expose the health details of just a patient or two are proliferating nationwide. Regulators focus on larger privacy violations and rarely take action on small ones, despite the harm.
NYC Bill Targets Landlords Who Get Tax Breaks, Duck Rent Limits
City Council members propose inventory system and fines for landlords after ProPublica reports that 50,000 apartments aren’t registered for rent regulation as required.
Supreme Court Back in Session on Race and America’s Classrooms
With the Supreme Court today rehearing an important affirmative action case, we resurface ProPublica’s noteworthy take on <em>Fisher v. University of Texas</em>.
The Narco-terror Trap
The DEA warns that drugs are funding terror. An examination of cases raises questions about whether the agency is stopping threats or staging them.
Do Drugs Fund Terrorism?
The DEA says it has proof. But in court, most of it is staged by its own informants.
Why Counting Mass Shootings is a Bad Way to Understand Gun Violence in America
It glosses over the broader reality of who is most at risk of being murdered with guns.
