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- Great Inheritors: How 3 Families Shielded Fortunes from Taxes for Generations https://www.propublica.org/article/the-great-inheritors-how-three-families-shielded-their-fortunes-from-taxes-for-generations 6 comments
- How a $175 covid-19 test led to $2,479 in charges https://www.propublica.org/article/how-a-covid-19-test-led-to-charges 61 comments
- Wasted Funds How Sheriffs Undermined Their Successors After Losing Reelection https://www.propublica.org/article/alabama-sheriffs-undermine-successors-after-losing-reelection 6 comments
- The Fight Against an Age-Old Effort to Block Americans From Voting https://www.propublica.org/article/literacy-tests-voting-rights-georgia-election#1428724 13 comments politics
- Ten Ways Billionaires Avoid Taxes on an Epic Scale https://www.propublica.org/article/billionaires-tax-avoidance-techniques-irs-files?id=38df0dd8-2348-4b1f-84cd-47b672f79cb6&position=4&sponsored=0 2 comments economy
- Ten Ways Billionaires Avoid Taxes on an Epic Scale https://www.propublica.org/article/billionaires-tax-avoidance-techniques-irs-files 7 comments politics
- Ten Ways Billionaires Avoid Taxes on an Epic Scale https://www.propublica.org/article/billionaires-tax-avoidance-techniques-irs-files 120 comments economics
- Ten Ways Billionaires Avoid Taxes on an Epic Scale https://www.propublica.org/article/billionaires-tax-avoidance-techniques-irs-files 6 comments economy
- This Scientist Created a Rapid Test Just Weeks Into the Pandemic. Here’s Why You Still Can’t Get It. | Irene Bosch developed a quick, inexpensive COVID-19 test in early 2020. The Harvard-trained scientist already had a factory set up. But she was stymied by an FDA process experts say made no sense. https://www.propublica.org/article/this-scientist-created-a-rapid-test-just-weeks-into-the-pandemic-heres-why-you-still-cant-get-it 37 comments politics
- How Facebook Undermines Privacy Protections for Its 2 Billion WhatsApp Users https://www.propublica.org/article/how-facebook-undermines-privacy-protections-for-its-2-billion-whatsapp-users 2 comments android
- 40 Million People Rely on the Colorado River. It’s Drying Up Fast. https://www.propublica.org/article/40-million-people-rely-on-the-colorado-river-its-drying-up-fast 4 comments climate
- The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax 93 comments business
- Eugene Clemons May Be Ineligible for the Death Penalty. A Rigid Clinton-Era Law Could Force Him to Be Executed Anyway. https://www.propublica.org/article/eugene-clemons-death-penalty 4 comments law
- The Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Hackers Had a Secret Weapon: Self-Promoting Cybersecurity Firms https://www.propublica.org/article/the-colonial-pipeline-ransomware-hackers-had-a-secret-weapon-self-promoting-cybersecurity-firms?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter&utm_content=feature 14 comments technology
- Timber Tax Cuts Cost Oregon Towns Billions. Then Polluted Water Drove Up the Price - Rural communities in Oregon paid millions of dollars for clean, safe drinking water because the state didn’t protect their watersheds from logging-related contamination. https://www.propublica.org/article/timber-water-oregon 5 comments politics
- America Is About to Lose Its 200,000th Life to Coronavirus. How Many More Have to Die? https://www.propublica.org/article/america-is-about-to-lose-its-200-000th-life-to-coronavirus-how-many-more-have-to-die 136 comments politics
- “Defendant Shall Not Attend Protests”: In Portland, Getting Out of Jail Requires Relinquishing Constitutional Rights https://www.propublica.org/article/defendant-shall-not-attend-protests-in-portland-getting-out-of-jail-requires-relinquishing-constitutional-rights 3 comments politics
- Trump Is Donating Ventilators to Countries That Don’t Need or Can’t Use Them https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-is-donating-ventilators-to-countries-that-dont-need-or-cant-use-them 4 comments worldnews
- ‘All the Hospitals Are Full’: In Houston, Overwhelmed ICUs Leave COVID-19 Patients Waiting in ERs https://www.propublica.org/article/all-the-hospitals-are-full-in-houston-overwhelmed-icus-leave-covid-19-patients-waiting-in-ers 71 comments politics
- A Company Run by a White House “Volunteer” With No Experience in Medical Supplies Got $2.4 Million From the Feds for Medical Supplies https://www.propublica.org/article/a-company-run-by-a-white-house-volunteer-with-no-experience-in-medical-supplies-got-2.4-million-from-the-feds-for-medical-supplies?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social 8 comments politics
- Senate Investigation Criticizes the IRS for Failing to Oversee Free Filing Program https://www.propublica.org/article/senate-investigation-criticizes-the-irs-for-failing-to-oversee-free-filing-program#964467 3 comments politics
- In a 10-Day Span, ICE Flew This Detainee Across the Country — Nine Times https://www.propublica.org/article/coronavirus-ice-flights-detainee-sirous-asgari 8 comments politics
- Donald and Ivanka Trump Were Involved in Inaugurationâs Inflated Payments to Family Business, New Suit Says â ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-inc-podcast-inauguration-complaint 5 comments politics
- Inside the Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group Where Agents Joke About Migrant Deaths and Post Sexist Memes https://www.propublica.org/article/secret-border-patrol-facebook-group-agents-joke-about-migrant-deaths-post-sexist-memes?utm_content=bufferb836a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=buffer#164072 4 comments politics
- How the IRS Gave Up Fighting Political Dark Money Groups https://www.propublica.org/article/irs-political-dark-money-groups-501c4-tax-regulation?utm_content=buffer1c177&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=buffer 3 comments politics
- Rudy Says Having Business in the Ukraine May Mean Organized Crime Links https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-inc-podcast-rudy-giuliani-mystery-trips-to-russia-armenia-and-ukraine 28 comments politics
- Here Are the Trump Projects Where Ivanka and Her Dad Misled Buyers — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/here-are-the-trump-projects-where-ivanka-and-her-dad-misled-buyers 19 comments politics
- What’s in a Resume? A Lot, When It Comes to Trump Staffers https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-town-trump-administration-staffers-resumes 4 comments politics
- Listen to Children Who’ve Just Been Separated From Their Parents at the Border https://www.propublica.org/ 23 comments politics
- Congress Aims to Force Pentagon Reform on Open Burning of Munitions https://www.propublica.org/article/congress-aims-to-force-pentagon-reform-on-open-burning-of-munitions 3 comments politics
- Any Half-Decent Hacker Could Break Into Mar-a-Lago https://www.propublica.org/article/any-half-decent-hacker-could-break-into-mar-a-lago 9 comments technology
- Trump Administration hires former lobbyist of for-profit colleges on Education Department landing team--weeks later, the department begins to roll back for-profit college regulations. https://www.propublica.org/article/for-profit-colleges-gain-beachhead-in-trump-administration 10 comments politics
- Trump administration imposes freeze on EPA grants and contracts https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-imposes-freeze-on-epa-grants-and-contracts 6 comments politics
- How your health and prescription records are being treated like credit report information that is easily accessed by the wrong people. https://www.propublica.org/article/small-scale-violations-of-medical-privacy-often-cause-the-most-harm 3 comments privacy
- State Comparison of Workers' Compensation https://www.propublica.org/ 5 comments personalfinance
- The World’s Email Encryption Software Relies on One Guy, Who is Going Broke http://www.propublica.org/article/the-worlds-email-encryption-software-relies-on-one-guy-who-is-going-broke 198 comments worldnews
- Republicans Say No to CDC Gun Violence Research http://www.propublica.org/article/republicans-say-no-to-cdc-gun-violence-research 417 comments politics
- Coming in January: Obamacare Rate Shock Part Two http://www.propublica.org/article/coming-in-january-obamacare-rate-shock-part-two 4 comments politics
- TSA is phasing out X-ray body scanners in favor of newer millimeter wave scanners that protect privacy better--" It then creates a generic image of a body and highlights any potential threat with a yellow box. No human being analyzes the image; it is all automated." http://www.propublica.org/article/the-inactivation-of-the-body-scanners?google_editors_picks=true 168 comments politics
- Pandora asks listeners to share their email address with Romney. http://www.propublica.org/article/pandora-asks-listeners-to-share-their-emails-with-romney 3 comments politics
- What is the opposite of CNN, FOX, and MSNBC? Real News. Meet ProPublica. http://www.propublica.org 68 comments politics
- BP, which for weeks claimed the leak was just 1-5k barrels/day, has constantly said that actually measuring the leak was a waste of time (official lowball est. is now at least 12-19k bls). But its "Oil Spill Response Plan," filed last year, said measuring a spill was "critical" http://www.propublica.org/ion/blog/item/bp-documents-prior-to-accident-said-measuring-oil-flow-was-critical/ 12 comments politics
- During the height of the financial crisis, GE publicly claimed that its ability to sell short term debt was "robust." Privately, they told the Treasury secretary that it was "very difficult" http://www.propublica.org/feature/paulson-general-electric-immelt-financial-crisis-022010 4 comments business
Linking pages
- The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax 4804 comments
- Trump Strategist Stephen Bannon Says Media Should ‘Keep Its Mouth Shut’ - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/business/media/stephen-bannon-trump-news-media.html?amp%3Bsmtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes 4234 comments
- Donald Trump Built a National Debt So Big (Even Before the Pandemic) That It’ll Weigh Down the Economy for Years — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/national-debt-trump 3718 comments
- IRS Looks Other Way as Churches Endorse Political Candidates — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/irs-church-nonprofit-endorsements-johnson-amendment 3668 comments
- Clarence Thomas Raised Him. Harlan Crow Paid His Tuition. — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-private-school-tuition-scotus 3438 comments
- This crisis is bigger than Arizona: Behold the travesty that is Wisconsin's new voter ID law | Salon.com http://www.salon.com/2016/03/26/this_crisis_is_bigger_than_arizona_behold_the_travesty_that_is_wisconsin_partner/ 1522 comments
- Marjorie Taylor Greene Appeared in a Super PAC Ad Asking for Money. That Might Break the Rules. — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/marjorie-taylor-greene-appeared-in-a-super-pac-ad-asking-for-money-that-might-break-the-rules 1492 comments
- The Trump Administration Paid Millions for Test Tubes—and Got Unusable Mini Soda Bottles – Mother Jones https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/06/the-trump-administration-paid-millions-for-test-tubes-and-got-unusable-mini-soda-bottles/ 1434 comments
- Why We Are Publishing the Tax Secrets of the .001% — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/why-we-are-publishing-the-tax-secrets-of-the-001 1343 comments
- Increased Privatization of the VA Has Led to Longer Waits and Higher Costs for Taxpayers - Pacific Standard https://psmag.com/social-justice/privatizing-the-v-a-is-not-cheap 1333 comments
- Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-secretly-attended-koch-brothers-donor-events-scotus 1282 comments
- How a Secret Rent Algorithm Pushes Rents Higher — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/yieldstar-rent-increase-realpage-rent 1198 comments
- How Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/cigna-pxdx-medical-health-insurance-rejection-claims 1165 comments
- Clarence Thomas Didn’t Disclose Harlan Crow Real Estate Deal — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-real-estate-scotus 1157 comments
- Texas Churches Violate the Law Ahead of Tuesday’s Election, Experts Say — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-churches-violate-johnson-amendment-before-midterms 1107 comments
- The Billionaire Playbook: How Sports Owners Use Their Teams to Avoid Millions in Taxes — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/the-billionaire-playbook-how-sports-owners-use-their-teams-to-avoid-millions-in-taxes 1098 comments
- Alito Took Unreported Luxury Trip With GOP Donor Paul Singer — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/samuel-alito-luxury-fishing-trip-paul-singer-scotus-supreme-court 1058 comments
- Facebook Moves to Block Ad Transparency Tools — Including Ours — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-blocks-ad-transparency-tools 1031 comments
- Draft Overturning Roe v. Wade Quotes Infamous Witch Trial Judge With Long-Discredited Ideas on Rape — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/abortion-roe-wade-alito-scotus-hale 952 comments
- Clarence Thomas’ Money Complaints Sparked Resignation Fears — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-money-complaints-sparked-resignation-fears-scotus 924 comments