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.
Citigroup to Pay $1 for Every $500 in Subprime Exposure It Hid
Citigroup paid $75 million to settle charges that it hid exposure to more than $40 billion in subprime CDOs, and two executives were fined for their roles in the misstatements.
by Marian Wang,
Texas Officials: BP's Lawyer Acknowledged Company Negligence
Officials in Texas say a BP lawyer told them that negligence could be a cause of the Gulf disaster. BP holds fast with its denials.
by Marian Wang,
Insurance Companies Profit From Fallen Soldiers’ Funds
The death of a soldier causes pain for loved ones, but some insurance companies can profit by holding onto payouts and pocketing most of the interest.
by Marian Wang,
On Day 100 of the BP Disaster, U.S. Has Two New Spills to Deal With
An accident at an old wellhead spews more oil into the Gulf of Mexico, and a ruptured pipe causes a big leak in Michigan.
by Marian Wang,
For BP and Hayward, Company Shake-Up Has a Silver Lining
Tony Hayward loses his job. BP posts record losses. Will millions in pension and billions in tax savings sweeten their situation?
by Marian Wang,
BP’s Toxic Release in Texas City Under Investigation
The Texas attorney general, with one suit already pending against BP, is now looking into the recent release of toxic chemicals from the company's Texas City refinery. State environmental officials pushed the case to the attorney general unusually quickly.
by Marian Wang,
Pentagon Papers Reporter: What the WikiLeaks 'War Logs' Tell Us
Classified documents leaked in a time of war. The comparisons abound, but what did the Pentagon Papers say about Vietnam, and what do the War Logs tell us now?
by Marian Wang,
Scientists Confirm Subsea Oil Plumes Are Definitively BP's Oil
After finally getting oil samples from BP, scientists have conclusively linked underwater plumes to the ruptured Gulf well. One researcher calls the spill a "three-dimensional catastrophe."
by Marian Wang,
Rep. Rangel's Ethics Wrangle: Get the Rundown
The New York Democrat will face the first formal House ethics hearing in eight years, announced the House Ethics Committee.
by Marian Wang,