Katherine Rae Mondo, Author at Reveal

National Security

The Pentagon Papers: Secrets, Lies and Leaks

by Nikki Frick, Steven Rascón, Zulema Cobb, Jim Briggs, Claire Mullen, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Al Letson, Michael Corey and Katherine Rae Mondo July 8, 2023July 7, 2023

Daniel Ellsberg worried that the Vietnam War would spiral into nuclear apocalypse. So he secretly copied a 7,000-page report that exposed the reality of U.S.’s role in Vietnam.

An illustration shows a president's hand pulling a person out of a prison cell.

Accountability, Criminal Justice

All the president’s pardons

by Michael I Schiller, Anna Hamilton, Taki Telonidis, Melissa Lewis, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Katherine Rae Mondo, Najib Aminy and Amy Mostafa December 12, 2020July 1, 2021

Under President Donald Trump, the pardon system has completely broken down.

A portrait of Doña Amalia, who is wearing a pink fleece jacket and a pink and white skirt, as well as tennis shoes. She stands in front of a field of tall grass.

Inequality, Kids on the Line

Six years separated

by Aura Bogado, Kevin Sullivan, Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, Emily Harris, Andy Donohue, Brett Myers, Mwende Hinojosa, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Kaitlin Benz, Katherine Rae Mondo, Amy Mostafa, Najib Aminy and Al Letson February 15, 2020July 1, 2021

A 10-year-old girl is separated from her family at the border and enters U.S. custody. Now she’s 17 and still in a shelter. Her family can’t find her.

Pardon me

by Michael I Schiller, Anna Hamilton, Taki Telonidis, Melissa Lewis, Mwende Hinojosa, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Najib Aminy, Amy Mostafa and Katherine Rae Mondo November 2, 2019July 1, 2021

The inquiry into President Donald Trump brings memories of Richard Nixon and the pardon that changed history. Also, how the pardons system broke down.