Allen Tan
Allen Tan is an editorial experience designer at ProPublica.
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Allen Tan is an editorial experience designer at ProPublica. Previously he worked at the American Civil Liberties Union, leading the redesign of key parts of aclu.org and creating an online voting information tool, and at The New York Times, on teams that redesigned its homepage and article layouts, modernized its website typography, and overhauled the editorial approach to push notifications.
Do You Live Near an Industrial Facility? Help Us Investigate.
Industrial facilities release toxic air pollution that can elevate estimated cancer risk for surrounding neighborhoods. If you live in or work near a hot spot, we’d like to hear from you.
Can Air Pollution Cause Cancer? What You Need to Know About the Risks.
If you live close to certain industrial facilities, you may have a higher estimated cancer risk. This may sound alarming. Here are answers to common questions, some crowdsourced tips and how to share your experience to help our investigation.
Do You Work For the Federal Government? ProPublica Wants To Hear From You.
We’re doubling down on our coverage of government agencies and federal policy. With your help, we can dig deeper.
Thousands of Patients Were Implanted With Heart Pumps the FDA Knew Could Be Dangerous
Inspectors repeatedly found manufacturing and device quality problems with the HeartWare pump. But the FDA didn’t penalize the company, and patients had the device implanted without knowing the facts.
Operation Fox Hunt
China sends covert teams abroad to bring back people accused — justifiably or not — of financial crimes. One New Jersey family was stalked as part of a global campaign that takes families hostage and pressures immigrants to serve as spies.
How Peter Thiel Turned a Retirement Account for the Middle Class Into a Tax-Free Piggy Bank
Roth IRAs were intended to help average working Americans save, but IRS records show Thiel and other ultrawealthy investors have used them to amass vast untaxed fortunes.
How China Spreads Its Propaganda Version of Life for Uyghurs
Thousands of videos of Uyghurs denying abuses against their community are showing up on Twitter and YouTube. They’re part of an elaborate influence campaign by Chinese officials to counter reports of human rights violations in Xinjiang.
Help Us Report on the Ultrawealthy and Taxes
Do you have expertise in tax law, accounting or wealth management? Do you have tips to share? Here’s how to get in touch.
The Climate Solution Actually Adding Millions of Tons of CO2 Into the Atmosphere
New research shows that California’s climate policy created up to 39 million carbon credits that aren’t achieving real carbon savings. But companies can buy these forest offsets to justify polluting more anyway.
A New Article Page Design at ProPublica
A few weeks ago we quietly launched a new look and feel for stories at ProPublica. A lot changed under the hood. Here’s what’s new.