The Milkman by Annie Waldman June 9, 2026, 7:00 am

https://www.propublica.org/article/mark-mcafee-raw-milk-recalls-maha?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river Reporting Highlights Raw Milk on the Rise: Driven by political shifts and wellness trends, unpasteurized milk has moved from a fringe obsession to a widespread movement rooted in institutional distrust. The Myth of Safety: Despite stringent hygiene efforts, contamination from deadly bacteria like E. coli and salmonella remains an inherent, unavoidable risk in unpasteurized dairy. A Political Shield: As raw milk continues to sicken consumers, high-level lawmakers and government officials are championing the industry’s expansion rather than curbing the danger.

What You Need to Know About How Tear Gas Harms Kids

What You Need to Know About How Tear Gas Harms Kids Dozens of kids — many of them far from protest sites — have been harmed by tear gas and pepper spray deployed by federal immigration officers. Here is what you need to know about why these chemicals pose a particular health risk to children. https://www.propublica.org/article/how-tear-gas-harms-kids-trump-ice-cbp-minneapolis-portland?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river

Lawmaker Pushes for Ban on Special Treatment for Convicted Drug Traffickers After ProPublica Report

Lawmaker Pushes for Ban on Special Treatment for Convicted Drug Traffickers After ProPublica Report When Trump pardoned Juan Orlando Hernández, prison officials had the former Honduran president's ICE hold lifted and he was driven to a posh New York hotel. That “can never be allowed to happen ever again,” said Rep. Norma Torres. https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-bureau-prisons-pardons-juan-orlando-hernandez-norma-torres?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river

Why Do Americans Pay More for Prescription Drugs?

Why Do Americans Pay More for Prescription Drugs? Drug companies in the U.S. face few restraints on what to charge for their products. A bipartisan bill would penalize those companies that sell their drugs at higher prices than the average of the prices in other wealthy nations. https://www.propublica.org/article/why-americans-pay-more-for-prescription-drugs?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=secondary

The Price of Remission

When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me. https://www.propublica.org/article/revlimid-price-cancer-celgene-drugs-fda-multiple-myeloma?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=secondary by David Armstrong

How a 25-Cent Pill Became a Hundred-Billion-Dollar Business

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-a-25-cent-pill-became-a-hundred-billion-dollar-business/id1896058335?i=1000772182277 Reporter David Armstrong was diagnosed with cancer and soon learned that one of his drugs would cost almost $1,000 per pill. He set out to discover why, and uncovered financial records and legal filings that shocked him. The drugmaker’s strategy to raise the price over and over again helps explain why our healthcare system is the most expensive in the world.

A Popular Doctor Had Long Warned That Vitamin K Shots Are Risky for Newborns. Now He’s Changed His Tune.

A Popular Doctor Had Long Warned That Vitamin K Shots Are Risky for Newborns. Now He’s Changed His Tune. After ProPublica contacted Dr. Joseph Mercola for an article on babies dying after parents turned down vitamin K shots, he publicly reversed his long-held stance that the shots weren't needed. “The data is clear: vitamin K saves lives,” he wrote. https://www.propublica.org/article/vitamin-k-shot-joseph-mercola-reversal-babies?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth https://www.propublica.org/article/more-parents-decline-vitamin-k-shot-newborns?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=secondary by Duaa Eldeib