October 2014 Archive
The Best Investigative Reporting on Campaign Finance Since 2012
From dark money to a mysterious super PAC donor, here are a few of the best investigations of money in politics since the last elections.
Why The Poor Pay $1,400 for Old iPads and More in MuckReads Weekly
Some of the best #MuckReads we read this week. Want to receive these by email? <a href="http://www.propublica.org/article/why-the-poor-pay-1400-for-old-ipads-and-more-in-muckreads-weekly#signup">Sign up</a> to get this briefing delivered to your inbox every weekend.
For the Next Attorney General, a Modest Suggestion: Fix Presidential Pardons
More than two years ago, a ProPublica series showed that white applicants were far more likely to receive clemency than comparable applicants who were black. Since then, the government has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on a study, but the pardons system remains unchanged.
NSA Documents Suggest a Close Working Relationship Between NSA, U.S. Companies
Documents describe "contractual relationships" between NSA and U.S. companies, as well as undercover operatives at some U.S. companies.
Charter School Power Broker Turns Public Education Into Private Profits
Baker Mitchell is a politically connected North Carolina businessman who celebrates the power of the free market. Every year, millions of public education dollars flow through Mitchell’s chain of four nonprofit charter schools to for-profit companies he controls.
In Wisconsin, Dark Money Got a Mining Company What It Wanted
An accidentally released court filing reveals how one company secretly gave money to a nonprofit that helped get favorable mining legislation passed.
Private Donors Supply Spy Gear to Cops
There's little public scrutiny when private donors pay to give police controversial technology and weapons. Sometimes, companies are donors to the same foundations that purchase their products for police.
The DEA’s Facebook Impersonator and More in MuckReads Weekly
Some of the best #MuckReads we read this week. Want to receive these by email? <a href="http://www.propublica.org/article/DEA-Facebook-Impersonator-and-More-in-MuckReads-Weekly#signup">Sign up</a> to get this briefing delivered to your inbox every weekend.
Deadly Force, in Black and White
A ProPublica analysis of killings by police shows outsize risk for young black males.
This Alabama Judge Has Figured Out How to Dismantle Roe v. Wade
His writings fuel the biggest threat to abortion rights in a generation.
The Personhood Movement
Where it came from and where it stands today.
What Military Families Need to Know About High-Cost Lenders
We have been reporting on military lenders for over a year. Here's what you need to know about these high-cost lenders.
Mysterious Campaign Appears to be the Latest Salvo in Battle Over Net Neutrality
As the FCC considers how to regulate Internet providers, the telecom industry's stealth campaign for hearts and minds encompasses everything from art installations to LOLcats.
Dollars for Dudes: Almost No Women Among Medical Industry's Top-Paid Speakers, Consultants
The causes are not clear, but men account for more than 90 percent of the 300 doctors who received the most money from drug and medical device companies, according to new federal data.
Company That Sues Soldiers Pledges Reform, Changes Name
USA Discounters, promising to change how it pursues military debtors, will now be known as USA Living.
$1.1 Billion in Drug, Device Payments to Doctors Not Included in New Federal Database
The new Open Payments database of industry payments to doctors and teaching hospitals is more incomplete than previously known.
