Marian Wang was a reporter for ProPublica, covering education and college debt. She joined ProPublica in 2010, first blogging about a variety of accountability issues. Her later stories focused on how rising college costs and the complexity of the student loan system affect students and their families. Prior to coming to ProPublica, she worked at Mother Jones magazine in San Francisco and freelanced for a number of Chicago-based publications, including The Chicago Reporter, an investigative magazine focused on issues of race and poverty.
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As Deportations Increase, So Have Officials’ Attempts to Deport the Wrong People
New data show that in recent months, immigration judges have rejected almost a third of all deportation cases brought by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Most Doctors Take Industry Perks, New Survey Shows
About 84 percent of doctors who responded to a nationwide survey reported having some type of relationship with pharmaceutical or medical device companies in 2009.
Spill Panel: Driven by 'Compulsion' to Finish Well, BP’s Procedures Increased Risk
The national commission investigating BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster cleared the company of accusations that it prioritized profit over safety, but also questioned the company’s “compulsion” to finish the well, finding that its procedures “introduced additional risk.”
Fed Panel on BP Decision-Making: "More Complicated" Than Sacrificing Safety for Cost
Workers drilling BP's well in the Gulf never made a "conscious decision" to prioritize profits over safety, according to the presidential panel investigating the spill.
Despite Warnings From States, Federal Regulators Failed to Act on Foreclosure Problems
The federal government, warned years prior of potential problems with banks' foreclosure operations, failed to act, according to The Washington Post. Now, they're leaving it to the states fix the mess.
Want to Earn $10-12 an Hour? Be a ‘Foreclosure Department Supervisor’
Faced with criticism of their foreclosure processes, banks and other foreclosure firms have been hiring, but are their new hires any more qualified to handle foreclosures? We review some recent job listings.
Meet the Likely House Committee Chairs—Who Promise to Roll Back 'Job-Killing' Regs
Election-night gains by House Republicans will mean new leadership for powerful House committees. We've highlighted a few lawmakers likely to take on these new roles.
We Want to Know the Darndest Things You Heard on Election Night
ProPublica's Tumblr is taking your submissions for ironic or interesting things you heard officials say on election night.
What Elections Could Do For the Foreclosure Crisis, FinReg, and Other Issues We're Watching
We parse how today’s election results could affect issues like the recent foreclosure scandal, financial regulation, and health care.
No Systematic Screening for Most Cargo—But Experts Question Need For It
Friday’s close call revealed years-old weaknesses in the country’s system for screening cargo on incoming international flights and all-cargo planes operated by companies like UPS.
Lawmaker Probes Payments to Doctors by Medical Device Companies
Pharma’s not the only industry paying doctors for speaking and consulting. According to disclosure forms from one medical device company, one doctor alone could take home compensation close to $2 million.
Federal Inspectors Clueless About Cementing, Oil Spill Panel Finds
Halliburton's cement mixture may have contributed to BP's deadly blowout, but federal inspectors knew next to nothing about cementing, says the government's oil spill panel.
Lawyer at Center of Robo-Signing Scandal Sees ‘More of the Same’ From Banks
Banks foreclosure fixes are “more of the same, cheap stuff,” according to the lawyer whose deposition of a robo-signer sparked the foreclosure scandal.
U.S. Regulator Investigating Defective Drywall Demands China’s Cooperation
Frustrated by intransigent Chinese drywall manufacturers and government officials, the federal agency investigating the tainted drywall that’s believed to be contaminating thousands of American homes met with Chinese officials this week to urge them to cooperate.
Q&A: Leaked War Logs Raise Questions of Accountability for Military Contractors
An expert on private military contractors weighs in on WikiLeaks’ Iraq war logs, State Department secrecy and more.
Read: The Depositions That Sparked the Foreclosure Scandal
In depositions both old and new, employees at servicers, foreclosure-mill law firms, and other players describe how they processed foreclosures. Read it in their words.
Payments to Doctors by Most Pharma Companies Still Remain Secret
Consumers concerned about drug company payments to their doctors will have to wait until 2013 for physician payment data from all pharmaceutical companies to be made publicly available.
Doctors on Pharma Payroll: What Our Partners Found
While it’s not illegal for doctors to promote prescription drugs and accept payments from drug companies, such arrangements do raise ethical questions that some institutions have found concerning enough to try to limit.
Who’s Who in the Foreclosure Scandal: A Primer on the Players
When it comes to untangling our mortgage foreclosure mess, the complexity of the process is part of the problem. Here's a primer on the players involved.
