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6 Months After Obama Promised to Divulge More on Drones, Here’s What We Still Don’t Know

A guide to what's changed - and what hasn't - since the president laid out a plan for transparency and tighter guidelines on targeted killings.
Why Health Insurance Cancellations Shouldn’t Be a Surprise
NIST to Review Standards After Cryptographers Cry Foul Over NSA Meddling
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50 Years After the Community Mental Health Act, the Best Reporting on Mental Health Care Today

How far have we come? Journalists take a hard look at our nation’s system of caring for the mentally ill.

Can a Reprieve and a Lawsuit Reverse Health Insurance Cancellations?

While California's insurance commissioner forces a three-month delay for 115,000 cancellations, Obama administration says consumers are being “migrated” to better policies.

Podcast: What Happens to Those Losing Health Coverage Under Obamacare?

Charlie Ornstein and Steve Engelberg talk about the hundreds of thousands of Americans who are about to lose their current health plans under the Affordable Care Act, and why that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Why Healthcare.gov Broke: Two Competing Story Lines

Inside the Obama administration, political considerations slowed development of the health care exchanges. Or was it a blanket of Republican opposition around the country?

Data-Driven Journalism’s Secrets

I’ve spent the last few weeks in the U.S. on a Fellowship with the International Center for Journalists, talking to some American newsrooms about how they approach data-driven journalism. Here’s a bit about what I’ve learned.

Everything That’s Happened Since Supreme Court Ruled on Voting Rights Act

See which states have enacted tougher voting measures since the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.

A Month in to Healthcare.gov, Real-Life Winners and Losers

Today marks one month since the disastrous start of Healthcare.gov, and we take a look at whose winning and losing in real life because of it.

Health Policy Canceled? What We Know and Don’t Know

Hundreds of thousands of individual policyholders, at minimum, will have to find new plans as insurers respond to new coverage requirements under Obamacare. But is that necessarily bad?

Your Guide to the Latest Efforts to Hold Big Banks Accountable

It’s been an expensive few months for JPMorgan Chase and its fellow financial institutions. Here’s a recap of the most recent settlements, suits and investigations.

Murdoch’s Circle: The Growing News International Scandal

From phone hacking to bribery, the corruption at News International has involved many players -- increasingly, ones close to Rupert Murdoch. We’ve mapped out the players involved in this growing debacle, organized by their proximity to Rupert Murdoch, James Murdoch and other senior staff.

Health-Care Rollout: The View From Kansas

Q&A with Sandy Praeger, a Republican insurance commissioner in a state that’s refused to go along with the Affordable Care Act.

Sebelius Testifies: Four Things to Know About Today’s Obamacare Hearing

Among the proferred questions for HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: Why has no one been fired?

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Elderly, At Risk, and Haphazardly Protected

Elderly, At Risk, and Haphazardly Protected

A ProPublica and “Frontline” examination of the multibillion-dollar assisted living industry reveals a mishmash of minimal state regulation and no involvement by federal officials.

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Overdose

About 150 Americans a year die by accidentally taking too much acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol. The toll does not have to be so high.

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Five Consumer Resources From Our Acetaminophen Investigation

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Q&A: David Yamada on Condé Nast and Intern Rights

Q&A: David Yamada on Condé Nast and Intern Rights

Law professor and intern labor rights advocate David Yamada shares his take on Condé Nast’s decision to end its internship program and the debate over intern rights and wages.

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NIST to Review Standards After Cryptographers Cry Foul Over NSA Meddling

NIST to Review Standards After Cryptographers Cry Foul Over NSA Meddling

The federal institute that sets national standards for data encryption has announced it is reviewing all of its previous recommendations.

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The Prescribers

Never-before-released government prescription records shows that some doctors and other health professionals across the country prescribe large quantities of drugs known to be potentially harmful, disorienting or addictive for their patients. And officials have done little to detect or deter these hazardous prescribing patterns.

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Why You Should Care About the Drugs Your Doctor Prescribes

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Dollars for Doctors

ProPublica is tracking the financial ties between doctors and medical companies.

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Pay to Prescribe? Two Dozen Doctors Named in Novartis Kickback Case

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