We look at where an Israel boycott clause in employment contracts comes from and weigh it against the First Amendment right to free speech.
Stan Alcorn
Senior Reporter and Producer
Stan Alcorn is a senior reporter and producer for Reveal. His radio work at Reveal has won awards including a Peabody Award, several Online Journalism Awards, an NABJ Salute to Excellence Award, and a Best of the West Award, as well as making him a finalist for a Livingston Award for Young Journalists. He previously was a reporter for Marketplace, covering business and economic news – from debit card fees levied on the formerly incarcerated to the economic impact of Beyoncé's hair. He has helped launch new shows at Marketplace, Slate, and WNYC; contributed research to books by journalists at Time and CNBC; and reported for outlets including NPR, PRI's The World, 99% Invisible, WNYC, FiveThirtyEight, Fast Company, High Country News, Narratively, and Digg. He is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California office.
Posted inAccountability, Hate
https://d1m3w2qdkx2ozg.cloudfront.net/449_Reveal_PC.mp3
Monumental lies
The Civil War ended more than 150 years ago, but the Confederacy didn’t die with it. Monuments, shrines and museums are present in the South.
Posted inHate, Voting
https://d1m3w2qdkx2ozg.cloudfront.net/448_Reveal_PC.mp3
Trial and terror (rebroadcast)
Since 9/11, nearly every terrorist attack in the United States has come from within.
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Posted inAmerica's Ring of Fire, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability
https://d1m3w2qdkx2ozg.cloudfront.net/447_Reveal_PC.mp3
Burning hotter and faster
We look at the recent Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive in California’s history, and revisit an investigation from earlier this year.
Posted inImmigration, Inequality, Kids on the Line
https://d1m3w2qdkx2ozg.cloudfront.net/427_Reveal.mp3
Families splintered apart, by government and by storms
We continue our ongoing investigation into what happens to immigrant children after they’re detained by the U.S. government.
Posted inImmigration, Inequality, Kids on the Line
https://d1m3w2qdkx2ozg.cloudfront.net/423_Reveal_PC.mp3
Reveal answers your questions about immigration
We did a show about U.S. immigration policies, and listeners texted us hundreds of questions. This week, we answer your questions about immigration.
Posted inAmerica's Ring of Fire, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability
https://d1m3w2qdkx2ozg.cloudfront.net/BuiltToBurn_256.mp3
Built to burn
Do officials need to reconsider their approach to building where the risk of wildfire is highest?
Posted inSustainability
https://d1m3w2qdkx2ozg.cloudfront.net/410WarningSystemDown-CaliforniasDeadliestFires.mp3
Warning system down: California’s deadliest fires
Last October, more than 170 wildfires ripped across Northern California. It was the deadliest fire incident in the state’s history.
Posted inClimate Change, Sustainability
https://d1m3w2qdkx2ozg.cloudfront.net/401TheTideIsHigh_web.mp3
The tide is high
Reveal investigates government policies that let people build in harm’s way, make it difficult to move them to safety and fail to tally the dead.
Posted inAccountability
https://d1m3w2qdkx2ozg.cloudfront.net/WhereCriminalsGetTheirGuns-Update_256.mp3
Where criminals get their guns
On this episode of Reveal, we learn where criminals get their guns and what cars can teach us about gun safety.