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How Are Things at the IRS? Help Us Get the Real Story.
by ProPublica ProPublica would like to hear from people who have worked at the Internal Revenue Service or are otherwise knowledgeable about tax enforcement. Reporters Jesse Eisinger and Paul Kiel...
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After Budget Cuts, the IRS’ Work Against Tax Cheats Is Facing “Collapse”
by Jesse Eisinger and Paul Kiel Tax evasion is at the center of the criminal cases against two associates of the president, Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen. The sheer scale of their efforts to avoid...
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ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network Is Looking for the Best Accountability...
by Charles Ornstein The past year has seen yet more cutbacks at local news organizations. One bright spot, we’d like to think, has been our Local Reporting Network. It has paid the salary and benefits...
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Cancer Center’s Board Chairman Faults Top Doctor, Saying He “Crossed Lines”
by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Katie Thomas, The New York Times The chairman of the board of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center bluntly disparaged the hospital’s former chief medical officer...
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In Montana, a Tough Negotiator Proved Employers Don’t Have to Pay So Much for...
by Marshall Allen Marilyn Bartlett took a deep breath, drew herself up to her full 5 feet and a smidge, and told the handful of Montana officials that she had a radical strategy to bail out the...
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A Surgeon So Bad It Was Criminal
by Laura Beil, special to ProPublica The pain from the pinched nerve in the back of Jeff Glidewell’s neck had become unbearable. Every time he’d turn his head a certain way, or drive over bumps in the...
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Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Chief Executive Resigns From Merck’s Board of...
by Katie Thomas, The New York Times, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica Dr. Craig B. Thompson, the chief executive of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, said Tuesday that he would resign his seats...
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Four Men Arrested Over Unrest During 2017 “Unite the Right” Rally
by Rahima Nasa Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced they had arrested four members or associates of the Rise Above Movement, a white supremacist group, over their alleged role in the infamous 2017...
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The Business of Silence — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast
by Eric Umansky President Donald Trump has had many roles in his life: Real estate scion, reality show star, Oval Office holder. But through it all, one thing has remained consistent. He works to keep...
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You Don’t Earn Much and You’re Being Audited by the IRS. Now What?
by Paul Kiel The Internal Revenue Service audited nearly 1.1 million tax returns last year, but that represented just 0.5 percent of all returns. That means the chances of getting audited are fairly...
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Another Court Ruling Against a West Virginia Pipeline, Then Another Effort to...
by Ken Ward Jr. and Kate Mishkin, The Charleston Gazette-Mail Time and again, opponents have tried to delay a natural gas pipeline that would stretch from Northern West Virginia to Southern Virginia,...
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ProPublica, New York Times Magazine and Harvard Law’s Charles Hamilton...
by ProPublica On Oct. 25, ProPublica, Harvard Law School’s Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, and The New York Times Magazine will present “How Bad Science Is Corrupting the...
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How Much Money Is Being Spent in the Illinois Governor’s Race?
by ProPublica The 2018 race for Illinois governor could be the most expensive in U.S. history. With election day coming up Nov. 6, the two major candidates have already raised a combined quarter...
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Illinoisans on Illinois: Tips and Tales From Around the State
by Logan Jaffe Get Email Updates from ProPublica Illinois Discover what makes Illinois tick from our team of investigative journalists covering the state. Delivered every Friday. I’m back from my most...
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The Cost of the Office? Trump’s Billion-Dollar Loss — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast...
by ProPublica Nearly 20 years ago, Donald Trump told Fortune magazine that he could run for president and make money doing it. “It’s very possible that I could be the first presidential candidate to...
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4 Questions to Ask When Comparing Midterm Candidates
by Cynthia Gordy Giwa This year’s midterms are getting more attention than usual, with high stakes for both parties. You’ve probably seen a fair amount of “horse race” coverage focusing on competition...
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Texas Panel Faults Lab Chemist in Bryan Case for “Overstated Findings” and...
by Pamela Colloff An influential state commission issued a highly critical assessment on Friday of a second key player in the murder conviction of Joe Bryan, saying a Texas Department of Public Safety...
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New Partnership Will Help Us Hold Facebook and Campaigns Accountable
by Jeremy B. Merrill We launched a new collaboration on Monday that will make it even easier to be part of our Facebook Political Ad Collector project. In case you don’t know, the Political Ad...
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Election Experts: We Need You
by Jessica Huseman Electionland is gearing up for the midterms, and we’re looking for experts in election administration and election law to be part of an expert database. We’d love to have you...
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