September 2012 Archive
Tax Moochers: Banks
Tax code favors debt over equity, fattening bank profits and weakening the financial system.
How You Can Help ProPublica Investigate Health Care Quality
Be part of the patient safety conversation, get regular updates and share stories or views.
Resource: Dealing With The Media
A patient safety advocate shares lessons she’s learned about journalism with others who have suffered medical harm.
A Costly Equation: Medical Dollars Wasted Are Greater Than the U.S. Defense Budget
New report analyzes the cost of medical waste in America.
Author: Health Care Reform Is No Solution to Patient Harm
Patient safety advocate Rosemary Gibson thinks the too-big-to-fail health care industry lacks accountability and a forceful mandate to improve.
Why Patient Harm Is One of the Leading Causes of Death in America
In his new book, surgeon Marty Makary gives his thoughts on why patient harm persists, and what to do about it. He sat down with us for a Q&A.
Resource: Finding Unexpected Allies
How a mother whose child died from medical error moved beyond her pain to protect other patients.
The Bush Administration’s Oft-Repeated (and Now Challenged) Waterboarding Claims
A new report contradicts the official claim that only three detainees were waterboarded by the CIA. We lay out the Bush administration officials who have repeated the claim over the years.
Where the Candidates Stand on Medicare and Medicaid
You’ve heard the candidates talk about their plans to change coverage—now see what the facts are.
Interactive: Stacking Up the Administration's Drone Claims
How the government talks about a drone program it won't acknowledge exists.
How the Gov't Talks About a Drone Program it Won't Acknowledge Exists
The Obama administration still doesn’t officially acknowledge the CIA’s drone program, a stance that helps shield it from discussing the program’s most controversial elements.
What’s Happening in Libya: A Guide to the Best Coverage
We’ve rounded up the best reporting and stories on yesterday’s killings and post-war Libya.
Foreclosure Fail: Study Pins Blame on Big Banks
A study by government and academic researchers finds that approximately 800,000 homeowners missed out on mortgage modifications because of big banks' poor performance.
New Details Emerge About Dark Money Group in Ohio U.S. Senate Race
A former aide to Republican candidate Josh Mandel reportedly did work for the Government Integrity Fund.
Finders Weepers: Early Bain Disputes Cast New Light on Its Business
Romney's private equity firm battled with brokers, also asked them to find healthy companies, not just turnarounds.
Revealed: The Dark Money Group Attacking Sen. Sherrod Brown
Documents show an Ohio lobbyist chairs an opaque group, the Government Integrity Fund, which has spent over $1 million on pro-GOP ads in the key Senate contest.
