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.
Data Show Stimulus Isn't Reaching the Nation's Neediest Counties and States
Several analyses of our stimulus data show that on both the county and state levels, stimulus money isn't reaching the communities that need it most.
by Marian Wang,
Primer: Six Things Happening Right Now With Financial Regulation
How financial reform is actually being implemented. We're tracking how the bill is being put into practice.
by Marian Wang,
BP Could Face Millions in Penalties For Its Toxic Release in Texas City
The state of Texas alleges that BP prioritized "profits over environmental compliance" yet again, resulting in 538,000 pounds of toxic chemicals being released at its Texas City refinery.
by Marian Wang,
Scientists Allege Federal Gov't Tried to Muffle Plume Findings
University researchers and U.S. officials continue to butt heads over the BP oil disaster. Some scientists say NOAA and the Coast Guard criticized them for announcing their findings of oil plumes in deep water.
by Marian Wang,
More on Net Neutrality: Parsing Through Google and Verizon's 'Policy Announcement'
Google-Verizon announcement got mixed reactions. What does it mean for net neutrality?
by Marian Wang,
Despite Extra Help, Weakest Bailed-Out Bank Is Still Among the Worst
A bailout program was aimed at healthy banks, but Rep. Maxine Waters is accused of improperly helping one that was sick. Her husband had a financial stake in the Boston bank, OneUnited.
by Marian Wang,
Read: Regulators’ Deepwater Drilling Document Is 'at War With Itself'
A 2000 document produced by offshore drilling regulators shows both an awareness--and a simultaneous disregard--of the risks of deepwater drilling.
by Marian Wang,
Corporations Donate in Honor of Lawmakers to Win Favors: More in Money and Politics
Nearly a dozen lawmakers have university endowments that are financed with help from corporations seeking to win their favor, The New York Times reported. Such endowments have mostly remained under the ethics radar, without limits or disclosure requirements.
by Marian Wang,
The Net Neutrality Spat Explained
How the Federal Communications Commission and the nation's largest cable and Internet providers are negotiating net neutrality and the future of the Internet.
by Marian Wang,