October 2020 Archive

How to Vote During a Pandemic

by Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

Oct. 21, 2020, 12:25 p.m. EDT

Veterans Affairs Secretary Headlines GOP Fundraiser as COVID-19 Cases Surge

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Oct. 21, 2020, 11:16 a.m. EDT

The Fed Saved the Economy but Is Threatening Trillions of Dollars Worth of Middle-Class Retirement

by Allan Sloan,

Oct. 21, 2020, 8 a.m. EDT

The EPA Refuses to Reduce Pollutants Linked to Coronavirus Deaths

by Lisa Song and Lylla Younes,

Oct. 21, 2020, 6 a.m. EDT

¿Por qué los votantes no blancos de Georgia tienen que hacer filas durante horas? Hay muchos más ahora, pero tienen menos lugares de votación.

por Stephen Fowler, Georgia Public Broadcasting,

Oct. 20, 2020, 5:49 p.m. EDT

“Trumpcare” Does Not Exist. Nevertheless Facebook and Google Cash In on Misleading Ads for “Garbage” Health Insurance.

by Jeremy B. Merrill for ProPublica and Marshall Allen, ProPublica,

Oct. 20, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

Dr. Foluso Fakorede speaks with a patient.

New Bill Aims to End Racial Disparities in Amputations

by Lizzie Presser,

Oct. 19, 2020, 5:30 a.m. EDT

Why Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have to Wait in Line for Hours? Their Numbers Have Soared, and Their Polling Places Have Dwindled.

by Stephen Fowler, Georgia Public Broadcasting,

Oct. 17, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

Who Decides When Vaccine Studies Are Done? Internal Documents Show Fauci Plays a Key Role.

by Isaac Arnsdorf, Caroline Chen and Ryan Gabrielson,

Oct. 16, 2020, 11:15 a.m. EDT

Electionland 2020: Absentee Vote Tracking, Drop Boxes, Poll Watchers and More

by Rachel Glickhouse, ProPublica, and Joshua Eaton, Lauren Rosenthal and Thy Anh Vo for ProPublica,

Oct. 16, 2020, 7:30 a.m. EDT

Pennsylvania’s Rejection of 372,000 Ballot Applications Bewilders Voters and Strains Election Staff

by Ryan McCarthy and Derek Willis, ProPublica, and Jonathan Lai, The Philadelphia Inquirer,

Oct. 16, 2020, 5:30 a.m. EDT

Meet ProPublica’s Emerging Reporters for the 2020 School Year

by Talia Buford,

Oct. 16, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

Inside the Fall of the CDC

by James Bandler, Patricia Callahan, Sebastian Rotella and Kirsten Berg,

Oct. 15, 2020, 1:12 p.m. EDT

Millions of Mail-In Votes Have Already Been Cast in Battleground States. Track Their Progress Here.

by ProPublica,

Oct. 15, 2020, 11 a.m. EDT

New York Court Officials to Review Cases Handled by Judge With Alzheimer’s

by Joe Sexton,

Oct. 15, 2020, 5:30 a.m. EDT

Cleveland Hospitals’ Private Police “Border Patrol” Comes Under Scrutiny

by David Armstrong,

Oct. 15, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

ProPublica Wins Two National 2020 Murrow Awards

by ProPublica,

Oct. 14, 2020, 3:46 p.m. EDT

Maine Hires Lawyers With Criminal Records to Defend Poor Residents. The Governor Wants Reform.

by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor,

Oct. 14, 2020, 12:01 p.m. EDT

A worker cleans a walkway railing in the Boston Logan International Airport.

The Trump Administration Allowed Aviation Companies to Take Bailout Funds and Lay Off Workers, Says House Report

by Jeff Ernsthausen and Justin Elliott,

Oct. 14, 2020, 10:27 a.m. EDT

New Maps Show How Climate Change is Making California’s “Fire Weather” Worse

by Al Shaw and Elizabeth Weil,

Oct. 14, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

New Eyewitness Accounts: Feds Didn’t Identify Themselves Before Opening Fire on Portland Antifa Suspect

by Bryan Denson for ProPublica and Conrad Wilson, Oregon Public Broadcasting,

Oct. 13, 2020, 4:15 p.m. EDT

Robert Lighthizer Blew Up 60 Years of Trade Policy. Nobody Knows What Happens Next.

by Lydia DePillis,

Oct. 13, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

A Hospital Chain Said Our Article Was Inaccurate. It’s Not.

by Peter Elkind,

Oct. 12, 2020, 2:19 p.m. EDT

Help Us Investigate Collection Practices at Virginia Colleges and Universities

by Megan Pauly, Virginia Public Media,

Oct. 12, 2020, 9 a.m. EDT

He’d Waited Decades to Argue His Innocence. She Was a Judge Who Believed in Second Chances. Nobody Knew She Suffered from Alzheimer’s.

by Joe Sexton,

Oct. 12, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

Four Types of Scandals Utility Companies Get Into With Money From Your Electric Bills

by Patrick Wilson, Richmond Times-Dispatch,

Oct. 10, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

Black Landowners Will Benefit From New Funding to Prevent Land Loss

by Lizzie Presser,

Oct. 9, 2020, 11:17 a.m. EDT

ProPublica Is Significantly Expanding Its Local Operations. Come Work With Us.

by ProPublica,

Oct. 9, 2020, 9:28 a.m. EDT

Electionland 2020: Florida Felon Voting, Election Websites, DOJ Policies and More

by Rachel Glickhouse, ProPublica, and Joshua Eaton, Lauren Rosenthal and Thy Anh Vo for ProPublica,

Oct. 9, 2020, 7:30 a.m. EDT

People in a video game landscape of the election season

Guía de ProPublica para asegurar que su voto cuente durante la pandemia

por Susie Armitage,

Oct. 9, 2020, 6 a.m. EDT

Inside the Utility Company Lobbying Blitz That Will Hike Electric Bills

by Patrick Wilson, Richmond Times-Dispatch,

Oct. 9, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

ProPublica and Partners Win Two ONA Awards

by ProPublica,

Oct. 8, 2020, 2:48 p.m. EDT

ProPublica to Launch New Regional Units in the South and Southwest; ProPublica Illinois to Expand to Midwest Regional Newsroom

by ProPublica,

Oct. 8, 2020, 12 p.m. EDT

She Was Afraid of Her Lawyer. Then the Text Messages Started.

by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor,

Oct. 8, 2020, 7 a.m. EDT

Illinois Has Had COVID-19 Outbreaks in 44 Schools but Won’t Say Where They’ve Occurred

by Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, and Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune,

Oct. 8, 2020, 6 a.m. EDT

Your Guide to Voting in Illinois

by ProPublica,

Oct. 8, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

DOJ Frees Federal Prosecutors to Take Steps That Could Interfere With Elections, Weakening Long-standing Policy

by Robert Faturechi and Justin Elliott,

Oct. 7, 2020, 12:40 p.m. EDT

In Florida, the Gutting of a Landmark Law Leaves Few Felons Likely to Vote

by Lawrence Mower and Langston Taylor, Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times,

Oct. 7, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

Four ProPublica Projects Named Finalists for Loeb Awards

by ProPublica,

Oct. 6, 2020, 4:49 p.m. EDT

Maine Hires Lawyers With Criminal Records to Defend Its Poorest Residents

by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor, with data analysis by Agnel Philip,

Oct. 6, 2020, 6 a.m. EDT

The Justice Department May Have Violated Attorney General Barr’s Own Policy Memo

by Robert Faturechi and Justin Elliott,

Oct. 6, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

Debt Collectors Have Made a Fortune This Year. Now They’re Coming for More.

by Paul Kiel and Jeff Ernsthausen,

Oct. 5, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

California Will Keep Burning. But Housing Policy Is Making It Worse.

by Elizabeth Weil and Mollie Simon,

Oct. 2, 2020, 12:15 p.m. EDT

Meet the Baconator

by Frank Sharpe,

Oct. 2, 2020, 8 a.m. EDT

Electionland 2020: PA Voting, NYC Absentee Ballots, Legal Battles and More

by Rachel Glickhouse, ProPublica, and Joshua Eaton, Lauren Rosenthal and Thy Anh Vo for ProPublica,

Oct. 2, 2020, 7:30 a.m. EDT

What Happens After a Debt Collection Machine Grinds to a Halt

by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism,

Oct. 2, 2020, 6 a.m. EDT

Do You Work in Customer Service? We’d Like to Hear About Your Work-From-Home Jobs.

by Ariana Tobin, Justin Elliott and Ken Armstrong,

Oct. 2, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

Meet the Customer Service Reps for Disney and Airbnb Who Have to Pay to Talk to You

by Ken Armstrong, Justin Elliott and Ariana Tobin,

Oct. 2, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

It’s His Land. Now a Canadian Company Gets to Take It.

by Lee van der Voo for ProPublica,

Oct. 1, 2020, 11 a.m. EDT

What’s It Like to Be a Contact Tracer? We Spoke With 3 to Find Out.

by Logan Jaffe,

Oct. 1, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

What We’re Watching

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