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Not All Votes Are Created Equal
America’s Founding Fathers created a political system that favored an elite minority. Today, minority rule is threatening US democracy like never before.
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These Maternity Homes Offer Sanctuary, But It Can Feel Oppressive
Unregulated homes are proliferating amid abortion restrictions and a housing crunch. Some limit residents’ movements, contacts, and day-to-day decisions.
She Ate a Poppy Seed Salad Just Before Giving Birth. Then They Took Her Baby Away.
Hospitals use drug tests that return false positives from poppy seed bagels, decongestants, and Zantac. Yet newborns are being taken from parents based on the results.
Shot by a Civilian Wielding a Police Gun
Our investigation found that more than 52,000 police guns have been involved in crimes since 2006. Many of those weapons were resold by law enforcement agencies sworn to protect the public.
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Did the US Cause Its Own Border Crisis?
US policies triggered a cycle of violence in Mexico, putting innocent families in harm’s way. Many have fled north to seek asylum at the border.
Black in the Sunshine State
Host Al Letson goes home to Jacksonville to take stock of changes that have happened in the past few years and what they mean for Black Floridians.
Your Retirement Investments Are Probably Fueling Climate Change
Discover how your retirement savings might be supporting the fossil fuel industry—and what you can do about it.
She Ate a Poppy Seed Salad. Child Services Took Her Baby.
You’re having a baby. A hospital drug test comes out positive. But you know the test is wrong—and you can’t control what happens next.
They Followed Doctors’ Orders. The State Took Their Babies.
Medications like Suboxone help pregnant women safely treat addiction. But in many states, taking them can trigger investigations by child welfare agencies that separate mothers from their newborns.
A Baby Adopted, A Family Divided
A video leaks of a wealthy politician describing how he adopted a Native child, leading to outrage from the child’s biological family and members of her tribe.
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40 Acres and a Lie
It’s often thought of as a promise that was never kept. But “40 acres and a mule” was more than that. A three-part series from Reveal and the Center for Public Integrity.
A Mother’s Worst Nightmare
Federal law has put thousands of women on anti-addiction medications into an impossible bind: Give up your treatment or risk losing your child.
Behind the Smiles at Amazon
Amazon’s internal records expose the true toll of its relentless drive for domination.
The Bitter Work Behind Sugar Series
Millions of pounds of sugar are harvested for the U.S. each year in the Dominican Republic, where the grueling work means harsh conditions and low pay for Haitian migrants.
‘If the Police Don’t Believe You, They Might Prosecute You’: How Officers Turn Victims of Sexual Assault Into Suspects
Research shows the debilitating effects of sexual trauma on memory and behavior. But when investigating reports of sex crimes, police sometimes twist trauma responses into evidence of false reporting.
The Grab
An investigative journalist uncovers the money, influence, and alarming rationale behind covert efforts to control the most vital resource on the planet.