ProPublica Investigates Corruption and Finds It, Bless Them

There are many reasons why the particular niche of journalism that goes after corruption and exposes threats to the public has trouble staying funded in the real world. There is not always an appetite in corporate America for exposing unflattering behavior, or a particular hunger among consumers for news that is discomforting, followed by spin and denials. Investigative reporting, typified by shoe leather and intrepid digging into what the record says or doesn't say, can be prolonged and expensive. For those reasons and many more, the good people at ProPublica -- an "independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest" -- are heroes to the cause.

The latest work of the indispensable community resource is headlined: Lobbyists Help Smooth the Way for a Tax Break for Foreign Rum Maker. I invite you to read it and send them a thank you note.