March 2014 Archive
Who Controls the Kochs’ Political Network? ASMI, SLAH and TOHE
Obscure limited liability companies have ultimate say over the Koch network’s nonprofits, which spend hundreds of millions of dollars to advance conservative causes.
The Price of an Internship
Unpaid internships can help young workers advance their career goals. But they can also vary significantly in cost and quality. Explore college internship programs at different schools across the United States — or tell us about your experience interning for academic credit.
Four Ways to Really Fix the Pentagon’s Effort to ID the Missing
Changes must go beyond bureaucracy to update the scientific approach and embrace outside help.
High-Cost Lender World Finance Target of Federal Probe
The investigation follows a ProPublica story that detailed the company’s lending practices.
Chesapeake Energy’s $5 Billion Shuffle
The energy giant raised the cash it needed to survive by slashing royalties it paid property owners to drill on their land.
Drug Company Agrees to Pay $27.6 Million to Settle Allegations Involving Chicago Psychiatrist
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. was accused of paying Michael Reinstein, a psychiatrist who has figured into two ProPublica investigations, to overprescribe a risky antipsychotic.
Sex, Gender, and the Familiar Fight Over Religious Exemptions
Nina Martin talks with a leading expert on the historic tension between civil rights and religious freedom.
Doctor Payments on the Decline
Pharmaceutical company payments to health care professionals dropped between 2011 and 2012 among most of the companies and categories ProPublica tracks, driven in part by increased transparency as well as blockbuster drugs losing patent protection. Research payments, however, have increased among that group.
A Modern Day 'Harvest of Shame'
Today’s blue collar temp laborers face abuses similar to those of migrant farmworkers depicted in iconic 1960 CBS documentary.
The Perils of Problematic Prescribing: A Double Dose of Warnings
Two new reports from the CDC show the dangers of overprescribing narcotics and antibiotics. Is there a way for doctors and consumers to make better decisions?
Interview: How You Can Help Find an MIA
John Eakin shares what he learned about tracking down the remains of his cousin who died in a World War II POW camp.
Bud’s Story, from the Records
Private Arthur ‘Bud’ Kelder died as a POW in the Philippines during World War II. His parents always hoped that his body would eventually be sent home. But despite clues, the military has never recovered his remains. Here are letters and others documents from his case from 1941 to 1950. The documents and photographs below are either from the National Archive or courtesy of John Eakin.
The Military is Leaving the Missing Behind
Private Bud Kelder went missing during World War II. Evidence suggests he's buried as an unknown soldier in Manila. Will the Pentagon ever move to identify him?
