Marian Wang
Marian Wang was a reporter for ProPublica, covering education and college debt.
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.
U.S. Considers Arming Libyan Rebels Months After Approving Major Arms Deal Sought by Qaddafi
Until congressional objections stopped it, the U.S. State Department had approved a $77 million deal to provide armored troop carriers that were highly sought after by Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi’s regime.
by Marian Wang,
Backgrounder: A Closer Look at MERS, the Industry’s Controversial Mortgage Clearinghouse
We review what the mortgage clearinghouse was created to do, how it works and why the controversy surrounding it has continued to grow.
by Marian Wang,
Ohio Moves to Make Drug Companies Report Payments to Doctors
Health care professionals in Ohio have received more than $13 million in payments from eight drug companies since 2009, according to our database. Now, a bill could require all companies to report these payments directly to the state.
by Marian Wang,
U.S. Stays Mum as Iraqi Security Forces Kill, Detain and Abuse Protesters
As Iraqi government forces cracked down protesters, the U.S. government focused its criticism on abuses elsewhere.
by Marian Wang,