A surprising group of investors is fueling a global scramble for water in the most unlikely of places – the Arizona desert. As wells run dry, there’s a race for profits.

David Ritsher
Senior Editor, TV and Documentaries
David Ritsher is the senior editor for TV and documentaries for Reveal. He has produced and edited award-winning investigative documentaries for over 15 years, on subjects ranging from loose nukes in Russia to Latino gangs in Northern California. His work has appeared on FRONTLINE, PBS NewsHour, ABC News, National Geographic, Discovery, KQED and other national broadcast outlets. Before joining CIR, David was the coordinating producer for FRONTLINE/World for over six broadcast seasons and championed much of its experimentation with video on the web.
Pardon me, President Trump
Boxer Charles “Duke” Tanner, among the few to receive clemency from President Donald Trump, returns to his hometown after spending 16 years in prison.
‘A lot of us feel we are living in a state of tyranny.’
Part of our illustrated series on inequity in the time of pandemic.
‘We’re building luxury bunkers.’
“We were actually the first company to build a quote unquote luxury bunker. The first quarter of 2020 I saw a 2,000% increase in the amount of inquiries.”
Harpooned by Facebook
As the pandemic sends more people online for entertainment, we look at how companies such as Facebook turn information about their users into profits.
Harpooned by Facebook
As smart devices become a bigger part of our lives, we look at how Facebook and other companies profit from information about their users.
Al Letson Reveals: Pussy Riot
Reveal host Al Letson talks with Masha Alyokhina about standing up to authoritarianism and the campaign to release other political prisoners while Wor
How a gaping loophole in a landmark law is fueling gentrification
Financial institutions are fueling gentrification in low-income neighborhoods while getting credit for helping the poor.
Is this the new redlining? How people of color are being shut out of buying homes
Black and Latino applicants across the country are being rejected for mortgages at much higher rates than whites, and their race seems to play a role.
Tribal struggles beyond Standing Rock
Our video series examines the ways tribes in North America have dealt with mounting pressures from governments and corporations that take over their land for mega-projects such as dams, freeways and oil pipelines.