November 2015 Archive
Death By Lethal Injection: A Reading Guide
Is lethal injection the most humane method of execution? Is there another way? Should we eliminate the death penalty altogether? Here’s some of the best reporting on the practice.
Plot Thickens: Pentagon Now Facing More Scrutiny Over $766 Million Task Force
Senators were already questioning why the Defense Department was restricting a government watchdog. Now there are criminal investigations and questions about retaliation against a whistleblower.
State Lawmakers to Investigate Workers’ Comp Opt Out
In response to a ProPublica and NPR investigation, the National Conference of Insurance Legislators said it will look into an effort by some of the biggest names in corporate America to opt out of workers’ comp.
The Painting That Saved My Family From the Holocaust
A frightened young woman left her apartment in Munich in November 1938 and returned with the visa that saved her family. A team of German journalists launched an improbable search to find the missing artwork and tell its story.
How the Gun Control Debate Ignores Black Lives
By failing to talk about the majority of gun murder victims — black men — politicians and advocates are missing the chance to save lives.
The View From Counterterror’s Front Lines
Veteran European law enforcement officials, one of them Muslim, reflect on the roots of the Paris attacks, the tense aftermath and the debate about the effectiveness of counterterror forces.
Who Turned My Blue State Red?
Why poor areas vote for politicians who want to slash the safety net.
Alabama Considers a Step Back From Prosecuting Pregnant Drug Users
A task force studying ways to fix the state’s broken health care system takes aim at a law that criminalizes prenatal drug use.
Brand-Name Drugs Increase Cost But Not Patient Satisfaction
As presidential candidates focus more on drug prices, new data from the website Iodine shows that generics scored highest among users in three popular drug categories. ProPublica has teamed up with Iodine to add user reviews to our Prescriber Checkup tool.
What’s the Evidence Mass Surveillance Works? Not Much
Officials are again pointing to the need for mass surveillance to take down terrorists. Here’s what we know about how well it works.
Trail of Paris Attackers Winds to Terrorism’s Longtime Outpost
As a pre-dawn raid today outside Paris targets suspected mastermind of last week’s attack, his roots point to the shadow Belgium casts over the terror threat in Europe.
Privacy Not Included: Federal Law Lags Behind New Tech
The federal privacy law known as HIPAA doesn’t cover home paternity tests, fitness trackers or health apps. When a Florida woman complained after seeing the paternity test results of thousands of people online, federal regulators told her they didn’t have jurisdiction.
Terror in Little Saigon: An Objection and a Response
Our reporting with Frontline on an unsolved campaign of violence within the Vietnamese-American community has provoked passionate debate.
