The Center for Public Integrity is out with its new, in-depth look into the IRS' nonprofit exempt division. According to CPI, "The IRS’ nonprofit division, grappling with a decimated staff and limited resources, effectively lost whatever nerve it had left. Notably, it came to a near standstill on deciding whether it should grant 'social welfare' […]
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"Why I Left 60 Minutes"
"The big networks say they care about uncovering the truth. That's not what I saw." This firsthand account comes from Charles Lewis, the founder of the Center for Public Integrity. Before that he was an ABC News and CBS 60 Minutes producer. He currently teaches journalism at American University School of Communication. Politico excerpts from his […]
Who's Interfering with New Findings on Dangers of Arsenic in Water?
The Center for Public Integrity is out today with a new investigative report on the dangers of arsenic in drinking water. Like many dangerous substances, even tiny amounts can be harmful to one's health. According to the article, women are especially vulnerable. "EPA scientists have concluded that if 100,000 women consumed the legal limit of […]
The Medicare Advantage Money Grab
Tens of billions of dollars in overcharges. Suspected over billing. Inflated health assessments. An investigation by the Center for Public Integrity has found deep and expensive flaws in the Medicare Advantage program created by Congress in 2003 intended to help stabilize health care spending on the elderly. Instead, CPI finds, the plans have sharply drive […]
