This Week’s Top MuckReads: Rotten Eggs, Libyan Spies and Renditions Revealed

This week's top must-read stories from MuckReads, our ongoing collection of the best watchdog journalism.

Candidates Increasingly Connected to Supposedly Independent PACs

Many of the 2012 presidential hopefuls have close ties to Super PACs, new political action committees that can raise unlimited money in support of a candidate, but are supposed to operate independently.

2012 Presidential Campaign Reading Guides

Our Guide to the Best Coverage of Mitt Romney and His Record

Beyond RomneyCare: A rundown of some of the best reading on Mitt Romney's background and record.

This Week's Top MuckReads: Corporate Chicanery and Corruption in Football

Here are this week's top 10 must-read stories from #MuckReads, ProPublica's ongoing collection of the best watchdog journalism.

This Week’s Top MuckReads: Troubled Doctors, the War on Meth and More Untested Rape Kits

Here are this week's top 10 must-read stories from #MuckReads, ProPublica's ongoing collection of the best watchdog journalism.

The Latest on Our Sputtering Economy, by the Numbers

As Congress enacts a 10-year package of spending cuts, economists worry that the economy may be weakening and could actually benefit from a brief jolt of short-term spending. Here’s an overview of where the economy stands now.

This Week’s Top MuckReads: Medicaid Moguls, Destroying Evidence and the Madoff of the Midwest

Here are this week's top 10 must-read stories from #MuckReads, ProPublica's ongoing collection of the best watchdog journalism.

A Reading List for Following the Debt Ceiling Drama

We’ve compiled helpful stories, charts and live blogs about the debt ceiling debate to help you keep up.

This Week’s Top MuckReads: Patent Trolls, Drug Cartels and Kidney Transplant Patients

Our ongoing collection of the best watchdog journalism.

What’s the Deal With News Corp’s Other, U.S.-Based, Hacking Scandal?

A guide to News Corp's far less known hacking scandal on this side of the pond.

This Week's Top MuckReads: Corporations Crafting Laws, Cheating Cops and Student Visa Mills

ProPublica's ongoing collection of the best watchdog journalism.

The Phone Hacking Scandal By The Numbers

A breakdown of some important stats in the scandal so far.

This Week's Top MuckReads: CIA Secret Sites, Costly Stadiums, and Legislators Grabbing Subsidies

We pulled together this week’s top 10 must-read stories from #MuckReads, ProPublica’s ongoing collection of the best watchdog journalism.

Our Reader's Guide to the Phone Hacking Scandal

With the new details emerging in the Murdoch empire’s scandal, it’s getting hard to keep track of it all.

More Scrutiny for Doctors Profiting From Medical Devices They Use

Use Our Coverage to Understand Pakistan's Suspected Terror Connections and the 2008 Mumbai Attacks

ProPublica's Sebastian Rotella has spent more than a year investigating suspected links between Pakistan's intelligence service and terrorist groups as well as the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Here's an overview of his investigation with links to stories that can help you dig even deeper.

Reader's Guide: Pakistan's Terror Ties and the Shifting Relations Between Pakistan and the U.S.

When bin Laden was discovered hiding in a Pakistani town populated by the country’s military elite, questions surfaced again about Pakistan relationship with terrorist groups. An ongoing trial in Chicago, involving the 2008 Mumbai attacks, is keeping those suspicions alive.

Bin Laden Reading Guide: How to Cut Through the Coverage

We've pulled together some of the clearest coverage of bin Laden's death—noting what's been said, what’s already being disputed, and what’s still unknown.