April 2013 Archive
House Finance Chair Hensarling Goes on Ski Vacation with Wall Street
Shortly after becoming chair of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, Rep. Jeb Hensarling held a weekend fundraiser with lobbyists in Utah’s swanky Deer Valley.
Reversal of Fortune: A Prosecutor on Trial
In the world of abusive prosecutors – where evidence can be withheld or invented in the name of winning convictions and without fear of punishment – Ken Anderson stands out: Anderson, a Texas prosecutor who abused his authority to help send an innocent man to prison for decades, now faces 10 years behind bars for his misconduct.
Taken for a Ride: Temp Agencies and 'Raiteros' in Immigrant Chicago
Some of America's best-known companies and largest temp agencies benefit from — and tacitly collaborate with — an underworld of labor brokers, known as raiteros, who charge workers fees, pushing their pay below minimum wage. We explore the system in Chicago's Little Village, the largest Mexican community in the Midwest.
Llevados al Engaño: Agencias de Trabajo Temporal y ‘Raiteros’ en Chicago
Algunas de las empresas más conocidas y de las agencias de trabajo temporal más grandes de Estados Unidos se benefician de – y colaboran de forma tácita con – un submundo de intermediaros del empleo, conocidos como "raiteros," quienes cobran tarifas a los trabajadores que empujan sus ingresos por debajo del sueldo mínimo. Así es como funciona el sistema en el barrio Little Village de Chicago, la comunidad mexicana más grande del medio-oeste.
Latest P5 Resident Working on Open Source Legislation Tracker
Our P5 Resident this month is Alan Palazzolo from MinnPost. He’s the fifth P5 Resident.
ProPublica Projects -- and P5 Projects -- Finalists for Data Journalism Awards
The Global Editors Network announced finalists for its 2013 Data Journalism Awards. On the shortlist are three projects from ProPublica and two projects from former Residents in our P5 Program.
Billions Proposed for New Border Security. Where Would the Money Go?
The Senate’s immigration overhaul would allocate $4.5 billion in new border spending. We take a look at the current proposal, and how border money’s been spent (and wasted) in the past.
How Hezbollah Trained an Operative to Spy on Israeli Tourists
Sophisticated lessons in spycraft, explosives and arms detailed in a Cyprus court case that is forcing the European Union to consider designating the Lebanese-based group as a terrorist organization.
What Went Wrong in West, Texas — and Where Were the Regulators?
Seven different agencies regulate fertilizer plants in Texas, but none of them have authority over how close they are to homes and schools.
In Key Senate Job, Ex-Lockheed Exec Replaced by Ex-Lockheed Lobbyist
As military contractors fight budget cuts, they get a friendly face on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Feds Turn Up Heat on Westchester
The Department of Justice is prepared to go to court to seek contempt fines against Westchester County and its top official for failing to live up to a landmark fair housing deal.
Play Our Experimental News Game: HeartSaver
HeartSaver is an experiment in news game design, built in two days for the April 2013 GEN Editors' Lab Hackathon. How many lives can you save?
The Admission Arms Race: Six Ways Colleges Game Their Numbers
There's a lot of work that goes into the admissions stats that universities tout.
