March 2011 Archive
Lawsuit Against New Orleans Hospital Settles Shortly After Trial Begins
Settlement of a class-action lawsuit just days after jury selection began averts a trial that could have brought to light new details of a case that has transfixed New Orleans.
In the Allied War in Libya, Exactly How Involved Is the United States?
Given the controversy and questions over U.S. involvement in the western military intervention in Libya, it’s worth taking a step back to look at exactly how the United States has been involved so far.
U.S. Cables: Top Yemeni General, Now Siding With Protesters, Was Linked to Corruption
Though several key military officials in Yemen threw their support behind protesters this week, Wikileaks cables suggest that some may not share the protesters’ reform agenda.
TimelineSetter: A New Way to Display Timelines on the Web
As far as we know, there are no good open source frameworks that web developers can use to generate timelines quickly without losing design flexibility. So we made our own.
Federal Agency Changes Guidelines for Repairing Homes With Defective Drywall
Wiring doesn't necessarily need to be removed from homes built with defective drywall, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Backgrounder: Behind the Battle Over Hidden Debit Card Fees
Here’s a look at why banks are lobbying lawmakers to postpone interchange fee reform, a payment system that most consumers may not know much about—but pay into anyway.
Trial to Open in Lawsuit Connected to Hospital Deaths After Katrina
A class-action lawsuit involving a hospital where an unusually high number of patients died after Hurricane Katrina is expected to raise issues of responsibility for disaster preparedness.
Even In Worst Case, Japan’s Nuclear Disaster Will Have Limited Reach
The long-term health and environmental impacts of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis should be largely contained to the area around the plant and a limited population.
Charting the Human Cost of Different Types of Energy
With recent coal, oil, and nuclear disasters, how do the risks of different types of energy compare?
Obama Counterterrorism Adviser Slams Congressional Efforts to Block Guantanamo’s Closure
President Obama’s counterterrorism adviser, John O. Brennan, delivered the administration’s most forceful public call to date for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center and the use of federal courts to try some detainees held there.
Our Quick Guide to Nuclear Plant Safety: What Could Go Wrong?
With nuclear safety concerns in the forefront as Japan works to stave off a meltdown, here's a look at some potential vulnerabilties when what can go wrong does go wrong.
Six Ways Fukushima is Not Chernobyl
There are key differences between what happened at Chernobyl and the current nuclear crisis in Japan.
From ProPublica's Sports Desk: Predicting NCAA Champs Using Academic Performance
What would happen in March Madness if the teams with the best academic performance won?
Watch The ProPublica Long-Form Storytelling Event
Watch the video of ProPublica's and the New School's long-form journalism panel.
