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Two Reporters Covering Education in the Midwest Followed the Money … to a School in New York ( www.propublica.org )

Students from 13 states and Puerto Rico — including Michigan and Indiana in the Midwest — went to Shrub Oak this past school year. Families’ decisions to cross state borders for an education often come after they have struggled to find a place for their children. For journalists, this trend and its impact are not easy to...

Two Reporters Covering Education in the Midwest Followed the Money … to a School in New York ( www.propublica.org )

And then we heard concerns that students were being mistreated at one of those schools: Shrub Oak International School in Mohegan Lake, New York. Black eyes and bruises. Insufficient staffing. Medical neglect. No kitchen....

How Google uses secrecy, market dominance, and connections to rule tech (Pt 2): How Google’s Ad Business Funds Disinformation Around the World ( www.propublica.org )

This is Part 2 of an award-winning series exploring how Google wields market power, technological dominance and political influence to amass and conceal information in service of profits — often in violation of its stated rules, government procedures and international sanctions. Click here for earlier parts, or to discuss the...

A Pulitzer-winning deep dive into the Supreme Court scandal (Pt 6): Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events ( www.propublica.org )

This is Part 6 of a Pulitzer-winning ongoing series exploring the financial scandal surrounding the Supreme Court. For the other parts, or to discuss the series as a whole, click here....

A Pulitzer-winning deep dive into the Supreme Court scandal (Pt 5): Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel ( www.propublica.org )

This is Part 5 of a Pulitzer-winning ongoing series exploring the financial scandal surrounding the Supreme Court. For the other parts, or to discuss the series as a whole, click here....

A Pulitzer-winning deep dive into the Supreme Court scandal (Pt 4): Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court ( www.propublica.org )

This is Part 4 of a Pulitzer-winning ongoing series exploring the financial scandal surrounding the Supreme Court. For the other parts, or to discuss the series as a whole, click here....

The Gospel of Matthew Trewhella: How a Militant Anti-Abortion Activist Is Influencing Republican Politics ( www.propublica.org )

But today, the world has changed. He has been invited to speak by local Republican parties and other groups across the country. He gave a prayer breakfast sermon to one of the nation’s preeminent law enforcement associations. And a prolific booster of election conspiracy theories has used his work as the basis for a campaign...

A Pulitzer-winning deep dive into the Supreme Court scandal (Pt 3): Clarence Thomas Had a Child in Private School. Harlan Crow Paid the Tuition. ( www.propublica.org )

This is Part 3 of a Pulitzer-winning ongoing series exploring the financial scandal surrounding the Supreme Court. For the other parts, or to discuss the series as a whole, click here....

How a Texas Program Funnels Millions to Anti-Abortion Groups With Little Accountability ( www.propublica.org )

In the words of Rep. Jeff Leach, a Republican from Plano, the goal is to “provide the full support and resources of the state government … to come alongside of these thousands of women and their families who might find themselves with unexpected, unplanned pregnancies.”...

A Pulitzer-winning deep dive into the Supreme Court scandal (Pt 2): Harlan Crow Bought Property from Clarence Thomas. The Justice Didn’t Disclose the Deal. ( www.propublica.org )

This is Part 2 of a Pulitzer-winning ongoing series exploring the financial scandal surrounding the Supreme Court. For the other parts, or to discuss the series as a whole, click here....

How a Texas Program Funnels Millions to Anti-Abortion Groups With Little Accountability ( www.propublica.org )

In some cases, taxpayers are paying these groups to distribute goods they obtained for free, allowing anti-abortion centers — which are often called “crisis pregnancy centers” and may be set up to look like clinics that perform abortions — to bill $14 to hand out a couple of donated diapers....

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