August 2012 Archive
U.S. Government Pressures Pakistan on Mumbai Terror Group
Treasury Department issued an order against eight leaders of Lashkar-e-Taiba that prohibits Americans from doing business with them and freezes assets.
Watergate Journalist Carl Bernstein Spoke at Event Supporting Iranian ‘Terrorist’ Group
Bernstein was paid $12,000 for remarks in which he challenged the State Department to show evidence the Mujahadin-e Khalq should continue to be designated a terrorist organization.
Happy Labor Day. Here's the Best Reporting on Worker Safety
A roundup of the best accountability journalism on dismal workplaces in the U.S.
Voting Rights Act: The State of Section 5
A key provision of the Voting Rights Act has come under close scrutiny as it potentially heads to the Supreme Court this next term.
Nursing Home Inspect Update: More Homes, More Violations
Our Nursing Home Inspect news app now contains more than 134,600 deficiencies from nearly every nursing home in the United States. News organizations have identified many problems at homes in their communities.
When Is It Acceptable to Profit From Death? Readers Weigh In
The story of Joseph Caramadre – a wealthy Rhode Island attorney and philanthropist – pushes the boundaries of how much we are willing to put a price on death.
Death Takes a Policy: We Answer Questions From Readers
Joseph Caramadre made a profit dealing in insurance products that paid out when someone died. Prosecutors charged him with identity theft and fraud, but Caramadre said he just used a legal loophole. His story moved dozens of ProPublica readers to debate the ethics of insurance and corporate behavior.
Mitt Romney's Tax Mysteries: A Reading Guide
We lay out the questions raised by Romney's tax disclosures, and what we still don't know.
How an Obscure Federal Rule Could Be Shaking Up Presidential Politics
Federal rules that forbid employees of Wall Street firms from giving money to certain state officials running for federal office if the firms do business with that state helped knock New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie out of contention for a spot on the GOP ticket, according to anonymous sources quoted in the New York Post.
Campaign Email Overload? We've Got a Website for That
The political conventions are upon us, and with them a new flood of campaign emails. ProPublica debuts a new campaign emails Tumblr.
Death Takes a Policy: How a Lawyer Exploited the Fine Print and Found Himself Facing Federal Charges
The life insurance industry tried to make variable annuities irresistible to investors and was enraged when a Rhode Island lawyer exploited the fine print for his own profit.
Army Study Finds Troops Suffer Concussions in Training
Brain specialists say Army's training may make soldiers more vulnerable to head injuries on the battlefield.
Flood of Secret Campaign Cash: It’s Not All Citizens United
The Internal Revenue Service, the Federal Elections Commission and Congress have all played a role in the emergence of undisclosed contributions in the 2012 elections.
Small Banks Get Theirs Too: Treasury's Quiet Bailout
In an effort to wind down the bank bailout program, the government is trying to sell its preferred stock holdings of the remaining smaller banks, but the potential losses from the auctions could be in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
No Tax Returns for You, Dark Money Groups Say
Some politically oriented social-welfare nonprofits dodged ProPublica’s requests for IRS filings or refused to provide them as required
