Marian Wang was a reporter for ProPublica, covering education and college debt. She joined ProPublica in 2010, first blogging about a variety of accountability issues. Her later stories focused on how rising college costs and the complexity of the student loan system affect students and their families. Prior to coming to ProPublica, she worked at Mother Jones magazine in San Francisco and freelanced for a number of Chicago-based publications, including The Chicago Reporter, an investigative magazine focused on issues of race and poverty.
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Citigroup to Pay $1 for Every $500 in Subprime Exposure It Hid
Citigroup paid $75 million to settle charges that it hid exposure to more than $40 billion in subprime CDOs, and two executives were fined for their roles in the misstatements.
Texas Officials: BP's Lawyer Acknowledged Company Negligence
Officials in Texas say a BP lawyer told them that negligence could be a cause of the Gulf disaster. BP holds fast with its denials.
Insurance Companies Profit From Fallen Soldiers’ Funds
The death of a soldier causes pain for loved ones, but some insurance companies can profit by holding onto payouts and pocketing most of the interest.
On Day 100 of the BP Disaster, U.S. Has Two New Spills to Deal With
An accident at an old wellhead spews more oil into the Gulf of Mexico, and a ruptured pipe causes a big leak in Michigan.
For BP and Hayward, Company Shake-Up Has a Silver Lining
Tony Hayward loses his job. BP posts record losses. Will millions in pension and billions in tax savings sweeten their situation?
BP’s Toxic Release in Texas City Under Investigation
The Texas attorney general, with one suit already pending against BP, is now looking into the recent release of toxic chemicals from the company's Texas City refinery. State environmental officials pushed the case to the attorney general unusually quickly.
Pentagon Papers Reporter: What the WikiLeaks 'War Logs' Tell Us
Classified documents leaked in a time of war. The comparisons abound, but what did the Pentagon Papers say about Vietnam, and what do the War Logs tell us now?
Scientists Confirm Subsea Oil Plumes Are Definitively BP's Oil
After finally getting oil samples from BP, scientists have conclusively linked underwater plumes to the ruptured Gulf well. One researcher calls the spill a "three-dimensional catastrophe."
Rep. Rangel's Ethics Wrangle: Get the Rundown
The New York Democrat will face the first formal House ethics hearing in eight years, announced the House Ethics Committee.
Homeland Security's Heightened Political Sensitivity Meant Delayed Record Requests
A now-abandoned policy of the Homeland Security Department required that politically sensitive FOIA requests get special scrutiny. The Associated Press reports that the practice caused delays and confusion.
Gov't Testing Finds Air in Gulf Like L.A. on a Bad Day
Particulate pollution from the BP oil spill may be making the air unhealthy for some people in the Gulf region. An environmental group says the EPA's monitoring of air quality in the area is not sufficient.
The Transocean Testimony You Didn’t Hear Today
Sickness, time constraints and Fifth Amendment rights--just a few of the reasons BP and Transocean workers have declined to testify at this week's hearings.
Worker: BP Didn't Stop Drilling After Leaks on Blowout Preventer
Weeks before the Gulf oil disaster, leaks on the blowout preventer should have halted drilling. But neither BP nor MMS responded to a worker's report on the problem.
BP Attorney: Rig Had 390 Overdue Maintenance Items
Testimony from this week's Marine Board hearings sheds light on maintenance lapses aboard the sunken Deepwater Horizon rig. BP appears to be trying to push responsibility onto Transocean, the rig's owner.
BP's Broken Well Is Still Releasing Oil, but From Where?
Continued oil seepage from BP's capped well in the Gulf of Mexico could mean complications for the final fix.
BP Lags in Reimbursing Local Governments for Cleanup
Counties along the Gulf Coast have been frustrated in their efforts to have BP cover their expenses from the oil spill. Even money that BP has given to the states has been slow to trickle down.
Goldman's SEC Settlement by the Numbers: We Do the Math
How much does the "largest-ever penalty paid by a Wall Street firm" really affect a financial behemoth like Goldman Sachs?
