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May 11, 2021
How climate change skepticism held a government captive
In her new book, reporter Marian Wilkinson uncovers the network of politicians, business leaders and others who have wielded huge influence over Australia’s climate policy for more than two decades.
Apr 29, 2021
US tax plan proposes massive overhaul to audit high earners and corporations for tax evasion
The Biden administration says that investing $80 billion to beef up IRS enforcement will pay for itself by recouping a projected $700 billion over the next decade.
Apr 01, 2021
Five ways Biden could crack down on dirty money and financial secrecy
Riding a wave of anti-money laundering momentum, will the U.S. president from Delaware deliver on his pledges to tackle tax havens and make the wealthy pay more?
Nov 25, 2020
US lawmakers move to end anonymous shell companies in national defense spending bill
A major anti-money laundering reform is expected to arrive in annual omnibus legislation with bipartisan support.
Oct 15, 2020
Jail bankers who allow money laundering, top Democrat in U.S. Senate banking committee says in wake of FinCEN Files
Sen. Sherrod Brown calls for criminally prosecuting executives who profit from moving money for criminals and corrupt regimes.
Oct 05, 2020
‘Bottle of Lies’ author Katherine Eban on investigating Big Pharma
The bestselling writer discusses how she followed the story of fraud in generic drug manufacturing around the world in an interview with ICIJ.
Dec 04, 2019
US House Demands China Sanctions Over Uighur Crackdown
The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill calling for sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for mass detentions and other human rights abuses against ethnic minorities in Xinjiang.
Nov 24, 2019
China Cables: Who Are the Uighurs and Why Mass Detention?
To better explain China’s actions and the findings of the China Cables, we answer some key questions about who is involved, the crackdown’s origins, and the significance of the secret documents.
Nov 14, 2019
Legislation Would Force ICE to Sharply Curtail Solitary Confinement
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin has slammed the “rampant and unnecessary overuse of solitary confinement” at U.S. immigration detention centers.
Jun 26, 2019
US Presidential Hopeful Wants Hearing into ‘Appalling Abuses’ of Solitary Confinement
Cory Booker is the third U.S. Senator to demand answers about the use of solitary confinement inside U.S. detention centers following Solitary Voices.
Jun 17, 2019
Senators propose radical overhaul of US anti-money laundering regime
Authorities in the United States have more information about library card holders than the owners of registered companies and this bipartisan group of U.S. senators wants to change that.
May 24, 2019
Senior US Lawmaker Calls for Investigation into Solitary Confinement
Following Solitary Voices, US Senator Richard Blumenthal has called the immigration agency's use of solitary confinement “inhumane” and “un-American."
May 02, 2019
‘Get them all out!’ The Panama Papers connections to Algeria’s latest revolution
Our Algerian member Lyas Hallas' was the sole reporter in the country for the Panama Papers. But his reporting is still having an impact.
Apr 25, 2019
The Panama Papers in Ecuador: not even an earthquake could stop their reporting
When the Panama Papers broke in Ecuador, then president Rafael Correa encouraged the public to find the reporters and force them to hand over the documents.
Apr 22, 2019
‘You have a wallet, right?’: Rutger Bregman on his Davos moment, and taxation ‘hypocrisy’
After Bregman's taxation rant at the World Economic Forum blew up, we sat down to talk tax hikes on the super-rich.
Feb 28, 2019
Amy Klobuchar’s Implant Industry Support Complicates Her Pro-Consumer Reputation
The U.S. presidential hopeful has championed legislation that critics say could put medical device patients at risk.
Feb 21, 2019
Britain Considers Medical Implants Registry to Improve Patient Safety
The call for a new register comes after the Implant Files exposed weaknesses in the regulation of medical devices implanted in patients across Europe.
Feb 11, 2019
How a women-led news organization is holding the powerful to account in Brazil
Brazil’s Natalia Viana co-founded Agência Pública, a women-led investigative news outlet that focuses on human rights, gender equality and abuses of corporate and government power.
Sep 27, 2018
Court rules MEPs’ expense spending to remain secret
European parliamentarians who receive tens of millions of dollars in public money through a secretive expenses system won't have to reveal how they spend it, a European court ruled.
May 24, 2018
Murdered reporter colleague fears a chill in Slovakia
Czech journalist Pavla Holcova details what it was like to be interrogated by Slovakian police following the murder of her friend and fellow journalist Jan Kuciak.
Apr 30, 2018
Offshore laws remain 'weak' for majority of G20 post-Panama Papers
Transparency International found the majority of G20 countries still have no idea who ultimately controls many companies.
Apr 16, 2018
Shots fired at judge’s house after former Pakistan PM gets life ban from politics
Former Pakistan leader Nawaz Sharif life ban from politics has been greeted with gunfire and predictions.
Mar 15, 2018
Paradise Papers helps reveal Illinois governor candidate’s offshore connections
Chicago Tribune reporters used ICIJ’s data to debunk claims by Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker.
Feb 27, 2018
Will US tax agency nominee help rein in offshore holdings?
Donald Trump’s pick to lead the IRS has plenty of offshore experience, but critics question whether his allegiances lie with the tax agency or those seeking to dodge its reach.
Jan 25, 2018
Increased political pressure puts reporting at risk in Poland
Even in Europe, a continent where press freedom is generally sheltered, reporters face challenges to keep fulfilling their mission of holding their government accountable.
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