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Help Us Investigate Discrimination Against Pregnant Workers
() by Nina MartinIn December, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in one of the most important cases of the 2014-15 term: Young vs. UPS, which takes on the topic of workplace...
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Senate Hearing Set on Secret Recordings at N.Y. Fed
by Jake BernsteinA U.S. Senate subcommittee will hold a hearing Nov. 21 on issues of regulatory capture following stories by ProPublica and This American Life about secret recordings made by an...
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Secret Donors Behind Some Super PACs Funneling Millions into Midterms
by Theodoric MeyerIn the final weeks before this year's elections, a super PAC called Key Questions, Key Answers started buying TV ads across Pennsylvania attacking Tom Wolf, the Democratic candidate...
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You Can See a ‘Leash on My Neck’ and More in MuckReads Weekly
by Terry Parris JrRed Cross CEO Gail McGovern said Sandy response was "near flawless." Not true. An investigation by ProPublica and NPR found that the charity botched key elements of its disaster...
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MuckReads Podcast: 100 Years of Investigative Reporting Across the Globe
by Nicole Collins Bronzan .player_box { display: none; } The word muckraking often evokes history lessons on the Pentagon Papers or grave conditions in New York City tenements – but what about...
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Privacy Tools: The Best Encrypted Messaging Programs
by Julia AngwinEver since former National Security Agency consultant Edward Snowden revealed mass governmental surveillance, my inbox has been barraged with announcements about new encryption tools to...
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Everything That’s Happened Since Supreme Court Ruled on Voting Rights Act
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Slim Fast Billionaire Fattens Wallet of Scandal-Plagued Former Israeli Prime...
by Uri Blau, Special to ProPublica, An American foundation paid a firm owned by Ehud Olmert, the former Israeli prime minister, $1.25 million for "consulting" services, U.S. tax records show. The money...
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North Dakota Abortion Amendment Fails
by Nina MartinA month ago, North Dakota's Measure 1 looked like a winner. The proposal sought to enshrine "the inalienable right to life of every human being at any stage of development" in the state...
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‘How Did You Start Investigating the Red Cross’: A Q & A With ProPublica...
by Hanqing ChenRed Cross CEO Gail McGovern claimed that the charity’s post-Sandy response was “near flawless.” Yet ProPublica’s Justin Elliott and Jesse Eisinger, along with NPR’s Laura Sullivan,...
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How Crowdsourcing Helped Bring Red Cross Problems to Light
by Stephen EngelbergOver the past decade, journalistic innovators and reformers have eagerly awaited a future in which the wisdom of the crowd would identify potential subjects for investigative...
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North Carolina Tells Charter-School Chain It Can’t Keep Administrator...
by Marian WangThe North Carolina State Board of Education has issued a warning to a charter-school chain for failing to comply with an agency order to disclose the salaries of school administrators....
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His ‘Jaws, Ears and Forehead’ Got Him Pulled Over and More in MuckReads Weekly
by Terry Parris JrPulled over because of his "cheekbones, jaws, ears and forehead" 130 miles from the border. The Border Patrol's authority is nearly unlimited in the areas in covers. Agents do not...
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Podcast: How We Reported on the American Red Cross
by Minhee Cho .player_box { display: none; }The American Red Cross has called its post-Sandy relief efforts "near flawless." But internal documents and on-the-record accounts from responders paint a...
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Catholic Bishops Weigh Tightening Rules for Health Care Partnerships
by Nina MartinThe 2011 merger of the two remaining hospitals in Troy, N.Y., had many potential benefits —and one huge hurdle.Samaritan was secular, committed to providing the widest possible spectrum...
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Coming Soon: Firestone and the Warlord
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Internal Survey Shows the Red Cross’ Own Employees Doubt the Charity’s Ethics
by Justin ElliottA survey of American Red Cross employees shows a crisis of trust in the charity's leadership and deep internal doubts about the Red Cross' commitment to ethical conduct.A summary of...
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‘Firestone and the Warlord’ Live Screening and Post-Film Discussion
by Amanda Zamora .bodytext figure.main img { display: none; }This Tuesday, FRONTLINE premieres Firestone and the Warlord, a 90-minute film documenting the secret history of Firestone's role in...
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AT&T Stops Using Undeletable Phone Tracking IDs
by Julia AngwinAT&T says it has stopped its controversial practice of adding a hidden, undeletable tracking number to its mobile customers' Internet activity."It has been phased off our network,"...
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Chesapeake Energy Faces Subpoena on Royalty Payment Practices
by Abrahm LustgartenThe U.S. Department of Justice is investigating how Chesapeake Energy pays landowners for the natural gas it drills on their property, according to disclosures made earlier this...
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