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Author Archives: Propublica

Posted inNation

Federal patient privacy law does not cover most period-tracking apps

by Propublica July 5, 2022July 6, 2022

Following the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, advocates for privacy and reproductive health have expressed fears that data from period-tracking apps could be used to find people who’ve had abortions.

Posted inPolitics

States are hoarding $5.2 billion in welfare funds even as the need for aid grows

by Propublica January 12, 2022January 12, 2022
Posted inNational Business

How Facebook undermines privacy protections for its 2 billion WhatsApp users

by Propublica September 7, 2021September 7, 2021
Posted inNational Business

The secret IRS files: Trove of never-before-seen records reveal how the wealthiest avoid income tax

by Propublica June 8, 2021June 8, 2021
Posted inNation

America’s drinking water is surprisingly easy to poison

by Propublica March 17, 2021March 17, 2021
Posted inNews

Why we can’t make vaccine doses any faster

by Propublica February 20, 2021February 20, 2021
Posted inNational Politics

Capitol rioters planned for weeks in plain sight. The police weren’t ready.

by Propublica January 8, 2021January 8, 2021
Posted inNation

How your brain tricks you into taking risks during the pandemic

by Propublica November 14, 2020November 14, 2020
Posted inPolitics

Susan Collins wrote exception that let hotel chains get coronavirus aid

by Propublica August 6, 2020August 6, 2020
Posted inNation, News

Millions of people face stimulus check delays for a strange reason: they are poor

by Propublica April 26, 2020June 16, 2020
Posted inFree, Health, Nation, National Politics, News, Paymeter Categories

Taxpayers paid millions to design a low-cost ventilator for a pandemic. Instead, the company is selling versions of it overseas.

by Propublica March 31, 2020March 31, 2020
Posted inFree, Health, Nation, News

Senator dumped up to $1.6 million of stock after reassuring public about coronavirus preparedness

by Propublica March 19, 2020March 20, 2020
Posted inNation, News

Catholic leaders promised transparency about child abuse. They haven’t delivered.

by Propublica January 28, 2020January 28, 2020
Posted inNews, State

How to file your state and federal taxes for free in 2020

by Propublica January 23, 2020January 23, 2020
Posted inNation, News

Tinder lets known sex offenders use the app. It’s not the only one.

by Propublica December 2, 2019December 2, 2019
Posted inHealth, Nation, News

This doctors group is owned by a private equity firm and repeatedly sued the poor until now

by Propublica November 30, 2019November 30, 2019
Posted inNation, News

IRS: Sorry, but it’s just cheaper and easier to audit the poor

by Propublica October 3, 2019October 3, 2019
Posted inNation, News

A border agent’s hateful career and the crime that finally ended it

by Propublica August 17, 2019August 16, 2019
Posted inNation, News

Inside the secret Border Patrol Facebook group where agents joke about migrant deaths and post sexist memes

by Propublica July 2, 2019July 2, 2019
Posted inNation, National Politics, News

How taxpayers covered a $1,000 liquor bill for Trump staffers (and more) at Trump’s club

by Propublica May 1, 2019May 1, 2019

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