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The FEC: a starving watchdog
By
Dave Levinthal
December 17, 2013
Agency hamstrung by political bickering, case backlogs, staff departures — even Chinese hackers.
The cancer factory
By
Jim Morris
December 16, 2013
A decades-long spate of bladder cancer at a Goodyear plant in Niagara Falls, N.Y. spotlights limits of regulation over dangerous chemicals.
Dispute over Aetna disclosure
By
Wendell Potter
December 16, 2013
Commentary: good government group alleges insurer isn't coming clean on political spending.
Incoming FEC bosses pledge to work together following blistering Center report
By
Dave Levinthal
23 hours, 58 minutes ago
Paradise of untouchable assets
By
Leslie Wayne
December 15, 2013
A year after Newtown, searching for answers in the nation’s schools
By
Nicholas Kusnetz
December 9, 2013
State judges: We don't need no stinkin' disclosure
By
John Dunbar
,
Reity O'Brien
,
Kytja Weir
and
Chris Young
December 13, 2013
Data shows San Francisco's black students suspended at extremely high rates
By
Susan Ferriss
December 11, 2013
New credit union cop tight with industry
By
Daniel Wagner
December 11, 2013
Primary Source
Primary Source keeps you up-to-date on developments in the post-Citizens United world of money in politics.
Regulators to axe secretive super PAC
By
Dave Levinthal
December 16, 2013
Kill the Election Assistance Commission?
By
Dave Levinthal
December 12, 2013
'Lobbyist' not curse word to all influencers
By
Dave Levinthal
December 11, 2013
Pro-lesbian super PAC founder and Obama bundler named to top arts post
By
Michael Beckel
December 6, 2013
Liberal heavyweight Patriot Majority USA fueled by secret, big-dollar donors
By
Julie Patel
December 4, 2013
Don’t support ‘campaign finance reform’? Try combating ‘corruption’
By
Michael Beckel
December 3, 2013
Breathless and Burdened
Dying from black lung, buried by law and medicine
Breathless and burdened
By
Chris Hamby
October 29, 2013
In part 1 of a series, the Center details how a major law firm withheld evidence of black lung, helping defeat miners' claims for benefits.
Senators push reform of black lung program that 'failed' sick miners
By
Chris Hamby
,
Brian Ross
and
Matthew Mosk
November 5, 2013
Johns Hopkins medical unit rarely finds black lung, helping coal industry defeat miners' claims
By
Chris Hamby
,
Brian Ross
and
Matthew Mosk
October 30, 2013
Johns Hopkins suspends black lung program after Center-ABC investigation
By
Chris Hamby
,
Brian Ross
and
Matthew Mosk
November 1, 2013
As experts recognize new form of black lung, coal industry follows familiar pattern of denial
By
Chris Hamby
November 1, 2013
Congressmen call for federal investigation of black lung benefits program, citing Center-ABC reports
By
Chris Hamby
,
Brian Ross
and
Matthew Mosk
November 7, 2013
Finance
The latest investigations about U.S. financial reform, corporate accountability and consumer finance.
Credit unions' new BFF?
By
Daniel Wagner
December 11, 2013
Newest credit union overseer owes political career to industry he regulates.
Majority of funds recovered in Stanford Ponzi scheme spent by receiver
By
Lauren Kyger
and
Alison Fitzgerald
October 10, 2013
Ex-SEC chief now helps companies navigate post-meltdown reforms
By
Lauren Kyger
,
Alison Fitzgerald
and
John Dunbar
September 12, 2013
Subprime lending execs back in business five years after crash
By
Daniel Wagner
September 11, 2013
Five years after meltdown, CEOs living large
By
Alison Fitzgerald
and
Chris Zubak-Skees
September 10, 2013
Ex-Wall Street chieftains living large in post-meltdown world
By
Alison Fitzgerald
September 10, 2013
Five years later, where are they now?
By
Alison Fitzgerald
September 10, 2013
National Security
Intelligence contractors donate millions to intelligence watchdogs in Congress
By
Alexander Cohen
and
R. Jeffrey Smith
December 9, 2013
The mess gets worse at Hanford’s nuclear site
By
Rebecca LaFlure
November 18, 2013
Arms export rules relaxed
By
Rebecca LaFlure
October 18, 2013
Exporting mismanagement to Afghanistan
By
R. Jeffrey Smith
October 16, 2013
A new use for nuclear weapons: hunting rogue asteroids
By
Douglas Birch
October 16, 2013
How the 'Cielo' supercomputer kills asteroids
Consider the Source
Seeking to ‘out’ shadowy political organizations flourishing in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling.
Justice obscured
By
Reity O'Brien
,
Kytja Weir
and
Chris Young
December 4, 2013
Despite universally poor disclosure rules, Center finds numerous conflicts among state high court judges.
Who pulls the strings?
By
Alan Suderman
and
Ben Wieder
November 14, 2013
National unions, business groups focused on states in 2012 elections with unions gaining the edge, new analysis shows.
Koch-backed governors group gives big to Cuccinelli in Virginia
By
Rachel Baye
November 4, 2013
Incoming FEC bosses pledge to work together following blistering Center report
By
Dave Levinthal
23 hours, 58 minutes ago
How Washington starves its election watchdog
By
Dave Levinthal
December 17, 2013
State judges: We don't need no stinkin' disclosure
By
John Dunbar
,
Reity O'Brien
,
Kytja Weir
and
Chris Young
December 13, 2013
Methodology: how we graded state supreme court financial disclosure
By
Reity O'Brien
,
Kytja Weir
and
Chris Young
December 4, 2013
Toxic Clout
How the chemical industry shapes government science and imperils public health
Lethal fibers, industry denial
By
Jim Morris
October 21, 2013
Facing 60,000 asbestos claims over a product it once sold, Georgia-Pacific responded with a legal pushback — and secretive science.
Chemical lobby in the states
By
Ronnie Greene
September 9, 2013
The fight between industry and activists over regulation of toxic chemicals has shifted from Washington, D.C., to state venues.
Industry vs. gov't science
By
Jim Morris
and
Chris Hamby
July 30, 2013
Chemical industry groups are pursuing hearings and legal fights challenging a government cancer report — part of a growing rift with HHS.
Delay and denial on chromium
By
David Heath
March 13, 2013
Tens of millions of Americans drink tap water tainted with chromium. But industry pushback has made it hard for the EPA to regulate.
Wendell Potter
Former CIGNA executive-turned-whistleblower Wendell Potter writes about the health care industry and the ongoing battle for health reform.
Fighting over Aetna's disclosure
By
Wendell Potter
December 16, 2013
Shining a light on ALEC's power to shape policy
By
Wendell Potter
December 9, 2013
Fighting the 'spin' war over Obamacare
By
Wendell Potter
December 2, 2013
As glitches fade, Obamacare approval will rise
By
Wendell Potter
November 25, 2013
Sorting out why insurers cancel policies
By
Wendell Potter
November 18, 2013
Separating myth from reality on Obamacare
By
Wendell Potter
November 12, 2013
Juvenile Justice
Scrutinizing controversial policies affecting young people at risk
California's 'throwaway kids'
By
Susan Ferriss
July 15, 2013
Strict district policies, distance from alternatives leave some disciplined teens no option but to school themselves.
Push for changes in policy
By
Susan Ferriss
December 11, 2013
Black students are only 8% of S.F. high schoolers, yet 50% of those suspended for 'willful defiance.'
A modern understanding of a long ago confession and a boy’s execution
By
Corey Hutchins
December 11, 2013
Nation's largest school police force, in L.A., will stop ticketing kids 12 and younger
By
Susan Ferriss
November 27, 2013
Calif. governor kills major school-discipline reform bill, deferring to 'local control'
By
Susan Ferriss
October 18, 2013
Police killing of boy, 13, with pellet gun spotlights foiled attempts to regulate replicas
By
Susan Ferriss
October 25, 2013
State Integrity Investigation
Public money, private control
By
Nicholas Kusnetz
October 23, 2013
Unelected business authorities operate on state funds, but disclose little.
A year after Newtown, searching for answers in the nation’s schools
By
Nicholas Kusnetz
December 9, 2013
Who funds the shadowy nonprofit behind Arizona’s economic development initiatives?
By
Nicholas Kusnetz
October 23, 2013
Feeling political heat, some 'navigators' are declining funds to help with health care rollout
By
Nicholas Kusnetz
September 18, 2013
Obamacare's hidden battle: insurance agents push state regulation of guides to new marketplaces
By
Nicholas Kusnetz
August 9, 2013
Grading the nation: How accountable is your state?
By
Caitlin Ginley
March 19, 2012
IMPACT: LePage, lawmakers push for a passing grade in Maine
By
Naomi Schalit
and
John Christie
July 9, 2013
Inside Publici
Nine-month Center investigation shows commitment to work and need for your support
By
Bill Buzenberg
December 4, 2013
Center thankful for stellar reviews from charity watchdogs
By
Bill Buzenberg
November 27, 2013
Center to cover political power of broadband industry
By
The Center for Public Integrity
November 21, 2013
Remarkable public response to 'Breathless and Burdened' as its impact continues
By
Bill Buzenberg
November 18, 2013
Was the glut of outside spending in 2012 state races just the start?
By
Bill Buzenberg
November 14, 2013
Days after investigation, coal miners' safety net scrutinized
By
Bill Buzenberg
November 4, 2013