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NYC Mayor Wants ‘Due Process,’ But Doesn’t Object to Secret Orders Tossing...
by Sarah Ryley for ProPublica and the New York Daily News, Mayor Bill de Blasio commented for the first time Monday on the Daily News/ProPublica’s investigation into the NYPD’s use of the nuisance...
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Red Cross Donations Plummet and Deficit Spikes
by Justin Elliott The American Red Cross ran a deficit of $159 million last fiscal year, battered by a steep drop in fundraising and its struggling blood banking division, according to newly released...
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IRS Grants Nonprofit Status to ‘Dark Money’ Group Founded by Karl Rove
by Robert Faturechi and Derek Willis Donors to the nonprofit group Crossroads GPS, founded by Republican strategist Karl Rove, no longer have to worry about their identities being disclosed. After a...
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The Diplomat and the Killer
by Raymond Bonner, special to ProPublica, This story was co-published with the Atlantic. On December 1, 1980, two American Catholic churchwomen — an Ursuline nun and a lay missionary — sat down to...
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NYPD to Change How Police Use Nuisance Abatement Law
by Ginger Adams Otis and Sarah Ryley, for ProPublica and the New York Daily News, This story was co-published with the New York Daily News. The NYPD is going to be “changing very quickly” a key part...
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The Executive Pay Cap That Backfired
by Allan Sloan, ProPublica, This story was co-published with the Washington Post. Wealth, jobs and pay inequality are big political issues this presidential primary season, and they’re bound to become...
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Trading Water in the West, Limiting CEO Pay and More
by Adam Harris h3 { font-size:1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; margin-top:1.4em; } blockquote { line-height: 1.5em; } Some of the best #MuckReads we read this week. Want to receive these by email? Sign up...
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How a Reporter Pierced the Hype Behind Theranos
by Cynthia Gordy .player_box { display: none; } div.article-inline-image.Right.demobbed {display: none;} When the blood-testing company Theranos opened to the public in 2013, founder Elizabeth Holmes...
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When a Brain Surgeon Becomes a Malpractice Lawyer
by Marshall Allen The line drive ripped off the hitter’s bat and rocketed into the right hand of Dr. Lawrence Schlachter, shattering bones and ending his career as a neurosurgeon. The Atlanta doctor,...
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Florida Lawmakers Look to Roll Back Favored Status For For-Profit Group Home
by Heather Vogell This story was co-published with the Tampa Bay Times. Florida legislators are looking to end what one lawmaker calls a “monopoly” written into state law that benefits a for-profit...
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My Story as a DMV Edge Case: How to Battle Bureaucracy and Win
by Hannah Birch “I don’t know what this is,” she said, sliding the form back to me. “I’m not a doctor.” Thank you, I thought. I realize that. You work at the Department of Motor Vehicles. I was at a...
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Why Is Mitch McConnell Picking This Fight?
by Alec MacGillis This story was co-published with The New York Times. In early 2009, as Barack Obama was about to take office, Mitch McConnell, the leader of the Republican minority in the Senate,...
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A Broken System of Background Checks and More in MuckReads Weekly
by Adam Harris h3 { font-size:1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; margin-top:1.4em; } blockquote { line-height: 1.5em; } Some of the best #MuckReads we read this week. Want to receive these by email? Sign up...
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Turning the Housing Bubble into Movie Magic in “The Big Short”
by Cynthia Gordy .player_box { display: none; } div.article-inline-image.Right.demobbed {display: none;} When the Academy Award for Best Picture is called this Sunday night, the biggest prize may well...
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Brooklyn Prosecutors Admit Woman Spent 10 Years in Prison for Crime She...
by Joaquin Sapien Updated (Feb. 23, 2016): At a hearing in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon, Judge Matthew D’Emic endorsed District Attorney’s request to vacate the manslaughter conviction...
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NYC Housing Official Pans Rent Reforms As ‘Waste’
by Cezary Podkul New York City Council legislation requiring landlords to register their rent-regulated apartments with the city or face fines is a “waste of taxpayers’ resources.” That was the blunt...
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The TSA Releases Data on Air Marshal Misconduct, 7 Years After We Asked
by Michael Grabell Seven and a half years ago, as a new reporter here, I filed a Freedom of Information Act request for all reports of misconduct by federal air marshals. It had been several years...
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The Best MuckReads on America’s Troubled History With Race
by Adam Harris There have been several events throughout American history that have, for some, signaled the beginning of a post-racial society. The election of Barack Obama to the office of President...
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‘Bridge of Spies’: The True Story is Even Stranger Than Fiction
by Tim Weiner, special to ProPublica, Hollywood loves the smoke and mirrors of espionage. For decades, it has made a dirty, dangerous business look glamorous on silver screens. “Bridge of Spies,” the...
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Liquid Assets
by Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment Donate Bryan Schutmaat for ProPublica Liquid Assets A maverick hedge fund manager thinks Wall Street is the answer to the...
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