‘It’s On Like Donkey Kong’Inside the ‘Voters for Hillary’ ScamOne company’s stock soared, based on the news that ‘Voters for Hillary’ would hire it. Except the group never spent a dime on Clinton. Was the whole thing a penny-stock swindle?ProPublica
BAD MEDICINESued Over a $60 Medical BillEvery year Nebraska collection agencies file lawsuits by the tens of thousands thanks to cheap court feeds and loose rules that leave the poor and sick vulnerable.ProPublica
STATE-SPONSORED ABUSEThe Law That Poisoned FlintVoters decided to scrap the kind of super-empowered emergency managers who made questionable decisions in Flint—but state lawmakers revived the program.ProPublica
HEAVY CREAMTop Republicans Cash in Like DemocratsA ProPublica analysis of political fundraising shows Republican leaders like Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy have more donors in common with Democrats than with their rank-and-file.ProPublica
RED ARMYWhat’s in Your Wallet? A Legal NightmareA ProPublica analysis of state court filings reveals that Capital One sues its customers far more than any other bank—and typically for amounts between just $1,000 and $1,500.ProPublica
BIOHAZARDDid Hospitals Kill Her Mom?Paula Schulte couldn’t survive a cascade of medical mistakes. After that, her family couldn’t get answers—or accountability.ProPublica
AIR KAFKANobody Ever Gets Off the ‘No-Fly List’The U.S. government admitted it made a mistake when it put this Stanford Ph.D. on a terror watch list. She’s still not allowed in the United States.ProPublica
‘Wonderful Donors’Hillary’s Fake Tough Talk on Wall StreetClinton talks up her record on reining in the financial industry, but a look at her proposals and votes as a senator during the crisis years tells a different story.ProPublica
In Plain SightFOUND: CIA’s Fugitive BankerHow Michael Jon Hand, who founded an Australian bank with ties to American military and intelligence officials that defrauded depositors and investors, was tracked to Idaho.ProPublica
They Can Hear You NowMilitary Smartphones Are Hacker’s DreamTelecom carriers and manufacturers are holding back critical software updates to the Pentagon’s supposedly secure phones, putting classified information at risk.ProPublica