Four Ways the Government Subsidizes Risky Coastal Rebuilding
Certain federal programs encourage developers to build and rebuild in areas that are increasingly vulnerable to flooding and hurricanes.
The NSA Black Hole: 5 Basic Things We Still Don’t Know About the Agency's Snooping
The recent leaks have shed light on one of the darkest corners of the U.S. government -- but when it comes to mass surveillance practices, clarity remains elusive.
Mass Surveillance in America: A Timeline of Loosening Laws and Practices
The evolution of the National Security Agency’s dragnet under Presidents Bush and Obama.
As Need for New Flood Maps Rises, Congress and Obama Cut Funding
Funding to update the nation’s decades-old flood maps has been cut in half in recent years, even as extreme weather has grown more frequent.
Everything We Know About What’s Happened Under Sequestration
What’s actually happened in the two months since the across-the-board budget cuts took effect?
Pay to Prescribe? Two Dozen Doctors Named in Novartis Kickback Case
The drug maker denies wrongdoing, but the Justice Department and a whistleblower say Novartis used cash and meals to get doctors to prescribe its drugs.
What Went Wrong in West, Texas — and Where Were the Regulators?
Seven different agencies regulate fertilizer plants in Texas, but none of them have authority over how close they are to homes and schools.
Can a Judge Really Block the SEC’s Settlement With Steven Cohen?
A ruling in a similar case last year suggests that judges do not have the authority to reject settlements in which firms neither admit nor deny wrongdoing.
Criminal Injustice: The Best Reporting on Wrongful Convictions (#MuckReads)
We've rounded up the best MuckReads on faulty criminal trials: from prosecutors suppressing evidence, to the convicted's continued struggle after exoneration.
