Opinion | Mississippi welfare scandal reveals deep flaws in social safety net

By Grant Van Robays, Staff Columnist • October 9, 2022

Mississippi auditors found in 2020 that $94 million in federal welfare funds were subject to fraud, abuse or waste.

Column | MLB cannot be passive when policing pitchers’ foreign substance use

By Zack Gibney, Staff Writer • June 15, 2021

After being embarrassed and having the game’s integrity be put into question in past scandals, most would assume the league had learned its lesson and would be more willing to address issues that harmed the game’s honor. Instead, MLB and their lackluster commissioner are once again struggling to defend their own rulebook.

Opinion | New York Times, fire Bret Stephens

By Leah Mensch, Opinions Editor • January 7, 2020

His behavior can’t be excused with an editor’s note anymore.

Editorial: Katie Hill faces double standard in sex scandal

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 7, 2019

The media’s handling of Hill’s photos are a form of victim-blaming that reinforces the double standard surrounding men and women’s expected expressions of sexuality.

Editorial: Don’t ignore Cohen’s testimony

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 28, 2019

Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen’s congressional testimony yesterday is something that deserves the nation’s refocused attention.

GOP’s Roy Moore pushed to quit Senate race after accusation he molested 14-year-old girl

By Michael Finnegan | Los Angeles Times (TNS) • November 10, 2017

Republicans' lock on an Alabama seat in the U.S. Senate was thrown into doubt Thursday when the party's religious-right candidate was accused of initiating a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl when...

Editorial: Paradise Papers demand transparent tax reform

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 8, 2017

What do Nike, George Soros, Facebook, Queen Elizabeth II, Apple, Bono and the Kremlin have in common? Their allegedly evasive financial maneuvers were exposed Nov. 5 in a massive project called the...

Change the system to avoid pay-for-play scandals

By Will Schulman | For The Pitt News • November 1, 2017

The Federal Bureau of Investigation made headlines in the sports world when it arrested 10 people Sept. 26 for a pay-for-play scandal, in which coaches, agents and shoe company employees sent and received...