Regulation
The Efforts to Keep Industry in Check
Millions of People Used Tainted Breathing Machines. The FDA Failed to Use Its Power to Protect Them.
The FDA’s complaint-tracking system for medical devices allowed Philips to obscure when it knew about dangerous CPAPs. New reporting shows the regulatory lapses extend to many devices and companies.
A Top Mutual Fund Executive Made Millions for Himself Trading the Same Stocks His Giant Fund Was Trading
Confidential IRS data reveals that David Hoeft, chief investment officer of mutual fund giant Dodge & Cox, was one of many investment managers who bought and sold the same stocks their company was trading.
ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer Gets Email Alerts and Other Major Improvements
We’ve added email alerts, overhauled our search, created better document pages, added charts and much more.
Union Pacific Fired Him Rather Than Heed His Warnings of Dangerous Rail Conditions
Time and again, Johnny Taylor’s duty to keep the rails safe from disaster conflicted with his employer’s desire to keep its trains running as fast and as frequently as possible, putting his career and family in peril.
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Impact of Our Reporting
Senators Question KPMG Role in Microsoft Profit-Shifting Scheme
The giant consulting firm proposed that Microsoft transfer billions in profits to a small factory in Puerto Rico. The step initially saved the software company billions — then led to an IRS audit and a bill for $28.9 billion in back taxes.
DOJ Backs Tenants in Case Alleging Price-Fixing by Big Landlords and a Real Estate Tech Company
A ProPublica investigation last year about RealPage’s rent-setting software led to federal lawsuits asserting inflated apartment prices.
U.S. Senator Expands Call for Crackdown on Philips Respironics
Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s letter to two federal agencies comes after a ProPublica and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette investigation found Philips kept secret thousands of warnings about its tainted breathing machines.
Series
Series: The Inside Edge : How the Rich and Well-Connected Exploit Investment Advantages
Series: America’s Dangerous Trucks : Inside the Battle to Prevent Deadly Crashes
Series: Train Country : Investigating Railroad Safety in America
Series: Homeowner Hell : Investigating Colorado’s Unregulated Homeowners Associations
Series: Toxic Burden : How American Chemical Regulations Failed the Public
Series: Unchecked : America’s Broken Food Safety System
Series: Polluter’s Paradise : Environmental Impact in Louisiana
Series: The Bad Bet : How Illinois Bet on Video Gambling and Lost
Series: Trashed : Inside New York’s Deadly Private Garbage Industry
Series: Louisiana’s Ethical Swamp : Lawmakers’ Conflicts of Interest
Series: HUD’s House of Cards : Public Housing Failures
Series: The Tax Divide : Inequities and Errors Riddle Cook County’s Property Tax Assessments
Series: Fed Tapes : The Secret Recordings of Carmen Segarra
Series: Freddie Mac : Playing the Mortgage Market
Series: Nuclear Safety : After Fukushima
