The state’s retirement system invested heavily in a private land deal that allowed a foreign company to effectively ship Arizona’s scarce water supply overseas.

Nathan Halverson
Senior Reporter and Producer, TV and Documentaries
Nathan Halverson (he/him) is an Emmy Award-winning producer for Reveal, covering business and finance with a current emphasis on the global food system. Before joining Reveal, Halverson worked on projects for FRONTLINE, the Investigative Reporting Program at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and PBS NewsHour. He was the principal reporter on Reveal's story about the Chinese government’s involvement in the takeover of America’s largest pork company, Smithfield Foods Inc. He was awarded a 2014 McGraw Fellowship by the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, and he received a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Minnesota. He has won a New York Times Chairman’s Award and has received reporting honors from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, California Newspaper Publishers Association, San Francisco Peninsula Press Club and Associated Press News Executives Council. Halverson is based in Reveal’s Emeryville, California, office.
The Great Arizona Water Grab
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.
Nicaragua to crack down on conflict beef
After dozens of Indigenous people were murdered in land disputes, Nicaragua has moved to monitor its cattle industry. Beef raised on protected lands likely made its way to U.S. consumers.
Conflict beef from Nicaragua feeds US market amid pandemic
Nicaraguan beef, raised on lands violently stolen from Indigenous communities, is making its way into American grocery stores.
‘A restaurant is a living, breathing part of the community.’
Billy Chiu manages Grant Place Restaurant. In this comic illustrated by Thi Bui, he talks about how COVID-19 has impacted business.
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.
Facebook’s fraud policies raised red flags. It still hasn’t changed them
The company allows game developers to run high chargeback rates – a term for when people must ask credit card companies for help getting refunds.
FTC should investigate Facebook’s child gaming practices, advocates say
Unsealed court records show the social media giant deployed a business model that knowingly duped children out of money.
When did Zuckerberg learn about Facebook’s targeting of children? Senators want to know
A group of internet privacy and child health advocates also want Facebook to shut down Messenger Kids, a new service aimed at children under age 13.