Podcast: AT&T Neglects Low-Price Requirement to Help Poor Students

by Minhee Cho
ProPublica, May 3, 2012, 2:14 p.m.

Senior reporter Jeff Gerth explains the government’s E-Rate program and how telecom giants such as AT&T have neglected the mandate at the cost of America’s poorest school children and millions of consumers.

How Does the FDA Monitor Your Medical Implants? It Doesn’t, Really

by Lena Groeger
ProPublica, May 3, 2012, 12:07 p.m.

From eroding surgical mesh to rusting artificial hips, the past decade has seen many medical devices malfunction. But the FDA doesn't have a standardized national system to track and catch problems.