In the decade since George Zimmerman killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida, stand your ground laws have expanded across the nation. And with them come more homicides.

Anayansi Diaz-Cortes
Reporter and Producer
Anayansi Diaz-Cortes is a reporter and producer for Reveal. Her work has been featured everywhere from All Things Considered to Radio Ambulante and This American Life. She is a recipient of the Overseas Press Club Award, the Edward R. Murrow Award, and the Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation award. She was the creator and lead producer for KCRW’s Sonic Trace, a storytelling project that was part of AIR’s Localore initiative. Previously, she produced for Radio Diaries and has done extensive reporting in both the U.S. and Mexico. She is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.
The City (Revealed)
An illegal construction dump appears in a Chicago neighborhood and grows to six stories tall. Its story reveals the depths of political corruption.
After Ayotzinapa: Arrests and Intrigue
New developments in Mexico’s investigation into the disappearance of 43 college students are making headlines, and also ruffling feathers.
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No Retreat: The Dangers of Stand Your Ground
In the decade since George Zimmerman killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida, stand your ground laws have expanded across the nation. And with them come more homicides.
The Religious Right Mobilized to End Roe. Now What?
Abortion will soon be illegal in many states. What the anti-abortion movement plans to do next and how another religious movement is fighting back.
After Ayotzinapa Chapter 3: All Souls
A mother prays that she will one day know the truth about what happened to her son.
After Ayotzinapa Chapter 2: The Cover-Up
In Mexico, the investigation of the attack on students leaves key questions unanswered, but a DEA agent thousands of miles away thinks he knows why they were ambushed.
After Ayotzinapa Chapter 1: The Missing 43
From the beginning, families questioned the official story in the disappearance of 43 Mexican students. Now there’s a new search for the truth.
The Robert Mueller of Latin America
Guatemala sends more migrants to the U.S. than anywhere in Central America. What is driving so many people to leave?
The unpaid cost of elder care
An investigation of wage theft, harassment and intimidation in the care-home industry.