Author: ProPublica

Who Was Responsible For Fake News?

ProPublica- March 9, 2022

Using Facebook’s Own Data to Understand the Platform’s Role in Jan. 6 by Brooke Stephenson ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for ... Read More

When Billionaires Don’t Pay Taxes, People “Lose Faith in Democracy”

ProPublica- March 1, 2022

Series: The Secret IRS Files by Jesse Eisinger, Jeff Ernsthausen and Paul Kiel ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big ... Read More

A Push to Remove LGBTQ Books in One County Could Signal Rising Partisanship on School Boards

ProPublica- February 23, 2022

A Texas county’s refusal to remove two books from the children’s section of the library sparked a yearslong political battle. Now school board races have ... Read More

The Return of the Regulators

ProPublica- February 3, 2021

Like them or revile them, federal agencies seem poised to regain some of their traditional powers under the new administration. But it’s not clear how ... Read More

“This Political Climate Got My Brother Killed”: Officer Brian Sicknick Died Defending the Capitol. His Family Waits for Answers.

ProPublica- January 10, 2021

Brian David Sicknick, 42, died of injuries sustained while trying to protect the Capitol. Family members say they don’t want his death politicized. But they ... Read More

“Defendant Shall Not Attend Protests”: In Portland, Getting Out of Jail Requires Relinquishing Constitutional Rights

ProPublica- July 29, 2020

A dozen protesters facing federal charges are barred from going to “public gatherings” as a condition of release from jail — a tactic one expert ... Read More

The Quiet Rooms

ProPublica- November 22, 2019

Children are being locked away, alone and terrified, in schools across Illinois. Often it's against the law. By Jennifer Smith Richards, Jodi S. Cohen and ... Read More