Mass Shootings Do Little to Change State Gun Laws
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Watchdogs to IRS: Reject Rove Group’s Tax Application
Recognition by the IRS would allow Crossroads GPS, one of the biggest outside spenders of the 2012 elections, to keep its donors secret
Controversial Dark Money Group Among Five That Told IRS They Would Stay Out of Politics, Then Didn’t
Americans for Responsible Leadership, which California officials have accused of "campaign money laundering," promised the IRS it would not engage in elections, a confidential filing shows.
Podcast: How the Wal-Mart Bribery in Mexico Investigation Came Together
For our first MuckReads podcast of 2013, we invited New York Times reporter David Barstow to talk to our editor Steve Engelberg about his investigation into how Wal-Mart used bribery to expand their business operations in Mexico.
Unraveling the Freddie-Fannie Tangle
The taxpayer-backed mortgage giants, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, play a huge and growing role in the economy yet are riven by conflicts of interest and clashing goals. We examined the problems and solutions.
Best of MuckReads 2012
A list of our favorite watchdog journalism published this year.
As Foreclosure Crisis Drags On, So Does Flawed Government Response
A look at the government's response as the foreclosure crisis enters its seventh year.
By the Numbers: Comparing Spending by Gun Rights and Gun Control Interest Groups
When it comes to influencing elections and lobbying Congress, who's got the upper hand?
The Inactivation of the Body Scanners
Everything you always wanted to know about the TSA's body scanners — and why many of them have been warehoused.
How Bad Is Our Debt Problem, Anyway? And Will a Deal Fix It?
The U.S. is $16.4 trillion in debt. What exactly does that mean?
In Montana, Dark Money Helped Democrats Hold a Key Senate Seat
With control of the Senate at stake, liberals hit the streets and bought ads for a libertarian candidate who likely siphoned crucial votes away from the Republican challenger.
Major Projects
Injection Wells
The Hidden Risks of Pumping Waste Underground
On a Wyoming Ranch, Feds Sacrifice Tomorrow's Water to Mine Uranium Today
A battle over uranium mining at Christensen Ranch, a remote 35,000-acre tract in Wyoming, could shape decisions nationwide as mining surges in drought-stricken areas.
Living Apart
Fair Housing in America
The authors of the 1968 Fair Housing Act wanted to reverse decades of government-fostered segregation. But leaders from both parties failed to effectively enforce the law and integrate housing.
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No Sting: Feds Won't Go Undercover to Prove Housing Discrimination
Presidential Pardons
Shades of Mercy
IG Report: Senior Justice Department Official Shares Blame in Botched Clemency Case
The Justice Department's inspector general says David Margolis, an associate deputy attorney general, did not properly supervise the pardon attorney on the Clarence Aaron case.
Freddie Mac
Unraveling the Freddie-Fannie Tangle
The taxpayer-backed mortgage giants, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, play a huge and growing role in the economy yet are riven by conflicts of interest and clashing goals. We examined the problems and solutions.
Lost to History
When War Records Go Missing
Military leaders botched the job of recordkeeping in two of our most-protracted wars, robbing historians of firsthand accounts of the fighting and making it harder for veterans to prove combat injuries or heroics, a ProPublica-SeattleTimes investigation found.
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Veterans' Advocate to Congress: Reconstruct Missing War Records
Patient Safety
Exploring Quality of Care in the U.S.
More than 1 million patients suffer harm each year while being treated in the U.S. health care system. Even more receive substandard care or costly overtreatment. Our ongoing investigation of patient safety features in-depth reporting, discussion and tools for patients.
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Dollars for Doctors
How Industry Money Reaches Physicians
ProPublica is tracking the financial ties between doctors and medical companies.
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