January 2016 Archive
Meet the New ProPublica Campaign Finance API, Same as the Old API
We’re launching an API that programmers can use to work with election fundraising and expenditure data.
Everything You Need to Know About the Planned Parenthood Videos
Our reading guide to the Planned Parenthood videos, and what has happened since.
Bad Grandpa: The Ugly Forefather of New York’s Affordable Housing Debacles
ProPublica’s coverage of New York City‘s failures to enforce its commitments to affordable housing takes a trip back in time.
The Flint Water Crisis: MuckReads
Here is some of the best reporting on, and key moments from, the on-going public health crisis in Flint, Michigan.
Campaign Donations Reflect the Sharp Split in Congress Among Republicans
A ProPublica analysis of political fundraising shows conservative House Republicans have less and less in common with their party’s leaders, whose donors sometimes more closely resemble those of Democrats.
Lawmakers to Pentagon: Goats, Carpets and Jewelry Helped Afghanistan How?
At a Senate hearing this week, lawmakers questioned whether a Pentagon business task force had accomplished anything worthwhile.
I Ramped Up My Internet Security, and You Should Too
Here’s how ProPublica reporter Julia Angwin upped her defenses against hackers and spies.
Nursing Assistant Fired, Charged After Posting Nude Video of 93-Year-Old on Snapchat
The incident, which allegedly took place earlier this month, is the most recent in a string of surreptitious recordings by employees of nursing homes and assisted-living centers. Many involve the social media network Snapchat.
Afghanistan Waste Exhibit A: Kajaki Dam, More Than $300M Spent and Still Not Done
A Senate subcommittee is looking at waste by a Pentagon task force. It would do well to review the reasons why a major hydroelectric power plant sits unfinished.
The DIY Scientist, the Olympian, and the Mutated Gene
How a woman whose muscles disappeared discovered she shared a disease with a muscle-bound Olympic medalist.
Renter Beware: Ten Ways Unscrupulous Landlords Cheat NYC Tenants
Here are the top 10 ways unscrupulous landlords take advantage of tenants, and what you can do about it.
