Annie Waldman appears in the following:
Entergy Resisted Upgrading New Orleans' Power Grid. Residents Paid The Price
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Entergy failed to rebuild a stronger system after hurricanes repeatedly damaged its electric grid. Then Hurricane Ida knocked out power for more than a week in the middle of a heat wave.
How New York City’s Emergency Ventilator Stockpile Ended Up on the Auction Block
Saturday, April 11, 2020
ProPublica
A 2006 pandemic plan warned that New York City could be short as many as 9,500 ventilators. But the city only acquired a few hundred -- and they were ultimately scrapped.
Misdemeanors in the Classroom: Betsy DeVos & the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Wednesday, May 09, 2018
Annie Waldman looks at how children of color are impacted disproportionately by zero tolerance policies and harsh punishments.
New Jersey Student Loan Program Persists Even in Death
Tuesday, July 05, 2016
An investigation by ProPublica and the New York Times finds that many New Jersey students, hoping to get ahead, instead find themselves in dire financial straits.
Privacy Violations Rising At Veterans Affairs Medical Facilities
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
When Anthony McCann opened a thick manila envelope from the Department of Veterans Affairs last year, he expected to find his own medical records inside.
Instead, he found over 250 pages of deeply revealing personal information on another veteran's mental health.
"It had everything about him, and I could ...
Repeat Violators Of Health Privacy Laws Often Go Unpunished
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Regulators have logged dozens, even hundreds of complaints against some health providers for violating federal patient privacy law. Warnings are doled out privately, and sanctions are rarely imposed.
The Data on College Costs
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
The Department of Education crunched the numbers on the costs and effectiveness of U.S. colleges and universities.
Medical Company May Be Falling Short Of Its Patient Safety Ideals
Monday, October 06, 2014
When medical device entrepreneur Joe Kiani announced his commitment to eliminating medical mistakes, he did it with panache. His medical device company, Masimo Corporation, funded the launch of a nonprofit called the Patient Safety Movement Foundation. And at its flashy inaugural summit in 2013 – featuring former President Bill Clinton ...
