Accountability Archives

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Reveal Podcast

A Decade of Reveal

by Nadia Hamdan, Jonathan Jones, Michael I Schiller, Michael Montgomery, Cynthia Rodriguez, Julia Haney, Claire Mullen, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Steven Rascón, Nikki Frick, Al Letson, Zulema Cobb and Artis Curiskis December 27, 2025

Reveal celebrates its 10-year anniversary with standout stories from the archives and interviews with the journalists behind the investigations.

An illustration of a wall of gold-framed paintings in abstract bursts of orange and blue. However, inside of one frame, the eyes of a human figure behind the wall peers out to the left, as if on lookout. From another frame, that person’s left hand reaches out, holding an unfinished painting by its frame. From a third frame, that person’s hand uses a brush to paint on the canvas.

Accountability

Fancy Galleries, Fake Art

by Najib Aminy, Clare Mullen, Brett Myers, Taki Telonidis, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Steven Rascón, Al Letson, Zulema Cobb and Nikki Frick December 20, 2025

How two well-respected New York art galleries sold more than $80 million in fake art—and why almost no one ever was punished.

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Immigration

How a US Citizen Was Scanned With ICE’s Facial Recognition Tech

by Joseph Cox and Ashley Cleek December 13, 2025

Jesus Gutiérrez told immigration agents he was a US citizen. Only after they scanned his face, did the agents let him go.

A group of ICE agents dressed in green jackets are lined up in front of a mirrored statue shaped like a bean for a group photo with the Chicago skyline in the background.

Immigration

Lessons From Trump’s “War” on Chicago

by Ashley Cleek, Al Letson, Jenny Casas, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Steven Rascón, Zulema Cobb, Nikki Frick and Artis Curiskis December 13, 2025January 5, 2026

ICE and Border Patrol agents terrorized the city, and locals fought back.

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Law Enforcement

The Deputies Who Tortured a Mississippi County

by Jenny Casas, Kate Howard, Najib Aminy, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Zulema Cobb, Steven Rascón, Nikki Frick and Al Letson November 8, 2025

A “Goon Squad” of Rankin County sheriff’s deputies spent years brutalizing people until their reign of terror was exposed.

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Veterans

An Atrocity of War Goes Unpunished

by Jim Briggs, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Fernando Arruda, Zulema Cobb, Al Letson and Artis Curiskis November 1, 2025January 5, 2026

An attack on civilians by US Marines during the Iraq War sparks outrage and a war crimes trial, but in the end, no one is held accountable.

A photograph of Donald Trump speaking with Barack Obama, as his left hand is placed on Obama’s shoulder. Both men are wearing dark suits and overcoats.

More To The Story

America Had a Black President. Then Came the Whitelash.

by Josh Sanburn, Kara McGuirk-Allison, Al Letson, Brett Myers and James West October 29, 2025

On this week’s “More To The Story,” writer Jelani Cobb traces the tumultuous throughline from Trayvon Martin to the rise of white nationalism and reexamines Barack Obama’s legacy in the age of Donald Trump.

A man with long dreadlock hair and bushy beard holds a microphone in front of a woman with short brown hair. She is among a crowd of people wearing sunglasses, T-shirts, jeans and shorts, who are holding signs. The woman’s sign reads, “Love Your Neighbor. No Exceptions.”

More To The Story

Al Letson at No Kings: Hope, Fury, and Inflatables

by Josh Sanburn, Kara McGuirk-Allison, Brett Myers, Al Letson and James West October 22, 2025October 22, 2025

The host of “More To The Story” travels to Washington, DC, to speak with protesters about their fears of authoritarianism under Trump and the future of democracy in America.