June 2017 Archive
The Breakthrough: A Reporter Crosses Borders to Uncover Labor Abuse
ProPublica’s Michael Grabell travels from the heart of Ohio to the mountains of Guatemala to track down immigrant workers harmed in American poultry plants.
Presidential Commission Demands Massive Amounts of State Voter Data
A commission created by President Donald Trump to enhance confidence in America’s elections has asked all 50 states for copies of their voter records which often include names, addresses and ages. The commission has said it intends to make the information widely available.
Victims in Thousands of Potential Hate Crimes Never Notify Police
A new federal survey on hate crimes offers cause for both alarm and confusion.
Former Texas Nurse Convicted of Baby-Killing Told Authorities ‘I Was Heinous.’
In a letter from prison, Genene Jones appeared to acknowledge her guilt and asked Texas nursing regulators to forgive her for a crime she committed when she was not “of sound mind.”
Medicare Halts Release of Much-Anticipated Data
The government had planned to share data with researchers on patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage health plans. Then, suddenly, it didn’t.
Facebook’s Secret Censorship Rules Protect White Men From Hate Speech But Not Black Children
A trove of internal documents sheds light on the algorithms that Facebook’s censors use to differentiate between hate speech and legitimate political expression.
Is Trump Administration’s Visa Push a Way to Win Health Care Votes?
In directing staffers at the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security to draft a rule increasing the number of guest-worker visas, senior political officials specifically highlighted businesses in Maine and Alaska, home to senators who hold crucial health care votes.
Democratic Senators Condemn Betsy DeVos’ Record on Civil Rights
More than 30 “disappointed and alarmed” senators penned a letter chastising civil rights enforcement at the Department of Education.
The Last Shot
Amid a surging opiate crisis, the maker of the anti-addiction drug Vivitrol skirted the usual sales channels. It found a captive market for its once-a-month injection in the criminal justice system.
The ‘International Man of Mystery’ Linked to Flynn’s Lobbying Deal
Dmitri “David” Zaikin made Russian energy deals with powerful officials, advised Eastern European parties drifting toward Russia, brokered condos at Toronto’s Trump Tower, and teamed up with the guy who hired Michael Flynn.
Supreme Court Won’t Take Up R.J. Reynolds Age Discrimination Case
The decision in a case involving the nation’s second-largest tobacco company gives employers new ways to shield themselves from charges of bias against older applicants.
Despite Exposés and Embarrassments, Hundreds of Judges Preside in New York Without Law Degrees
A review of the work of the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct chronicles the costs of a tradition resistant to change.
Nursing Home Workers Still Posting Nude and Vulgar Photos of Residents on Snapchat
Federal and state officials have increased their focus on the problem, but ProPublica found 18 incidents in the last year in which employees at nursing homes and assisted living facilities posted unauthorized photos and videos of residents on social media platforms.
Inappropriate Social Media Posts by Nursing Home Workers, Detailed
Below are details of 65 incidents since 2012 in which workers at nursing homes and assisted-living centers shared photos or videos of residents on social media networks. The details come from government inspection reports, court cases and media reports.
Many ‘Rent-Stabilized’ NYC Apartments Are Not Really Stabilized. See Where They Are.
The units are supposed to be protected from steep rent hikes. But thanks to a loophole, owners can seek big rent increases anyway. Our analysis shows some of the city’s poorest areas are most at risk.
Preferential Rents in NYC
Newly released data shows ZIP codes where rents could suddenly jump for rent-stabilized apartments.
