National developers are behind a proliferation of luxury student housing on campuses, driving low-income students far away.
Corporate Accountability
Crude Behavior
Ciara Newton had her dream job at a Shell refinery. But she was fired after enduring months of harassment, including sexist comments from supervisors and a lewd sticker.
Waste Only
How the plastics industry is fighting to keep polluting the world.
When Brokers Act Badly at Wells Fargo, Women Take the Fall
Ten years of data show stark gender bias in disciplinary actions in the bank’s adviser arm.
Wall Street Goes Silent on #MeToo
FINRA gathers extensive information on the brokers it oversees but has made a deliberate decision not to track data that might shed light on discrimination.
A Harvard Professor Filed a Shareholder Lawsuit to Restrict Shareholder Rights
The legal team includes a Trump nominee and an attorney who has railed against unions, trans rights and Black Lives Matter.
Inside the Surveillance Program IBM Built for Rodrigo Duterte
IBM partnered with Philippine law enforcement despite evidence of police complicity in death squads.
States Crack Down on Broker Abuse as the SEC Dithers
Wall Street and investor advocates face off over stockbrokers’ obligations to their customers.
A Tale of Two Toxic Cities
The EPA’s Bungled Response to an Air Pollution Crisis Exposes a Toxic Racial Divide
Is California Failing Its Most Vulnerable Adults?
Thousands of allegations of abuse and neglect have been made against programs for people with developmental disabilities.
Tech Firms Ended Mandatory Arbitration for Sexual Harassment Claims
Employee advocates caution that the changes could be reversed.
Wall Street Moves to Gut Post-Crisis Financial Rules
The Federal Reserve proposed a major rollback of bank liquidity requirements imposed after the 2008 financial crisis.
The Private Equity Governor
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, sworn foe of pensions, made a fortune charging high fees to public pensions.
The Whistleblower
How a gang of hedge funders strip-mined Kentucky’s public pensions.
A Giant Pile of Money
How Wall Street drove public pensions into crisis and pocketed billions in fees.
African Governments Pay for Mauritius Miracle
A tax haven may be depriving other governments of much-needed tax revenue.
One Way to Stay Cool
The Trump administration can decrease global warming by improving refrigerators and air-conditioners.
How Oregon Locals Defeated Chemical Companies
Although some of the biggest companies poured money into a campaign to stop an ordinance, the locals won.
Private Intelligence Firm Keeps Tabs on Environmentalists
When big oil companies want to monitor activists, they turn to Welund.
The LLC Loophole
In New York, where an LLC is legally a person, companies can use the vehicles to blast through campaign finance limits.