Inequality Archives - Page 3 of 30

A black and white portrait of Doña Amalia - a ray of sunlight illuminates her face as she sits in a chair in her house.

The Disappeared

by Aura Bogado February 18, 2020April 22, 2022

For six years, a North Carolina family has tried to find out what the U.S. government did with its children after they were separated at the border.

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.

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.

Inequality, Silicon Valley Diversity

Judge backs Reveal’s suit to end secrecy around Silicon Valley’s diversity

by Reveal staff December 13, 2019June 30, 2021

The decision has far-reaching consequences for public access to information.

Immigration, Inequality

Troubled youth detention firm seeks to open migrant child shelter in Los Angeles

by Aura Bogado and Patrick Michels November 21, 2019June 30, 2021

VisionQuest has faced decades of citations for violence against youth in its custody.

Steve Mnuchin and his wife hold up a sheet of money and smile

Accountability, Inequality, Kept Out, The Trump Era

Homewreckers

by Sarah Mirk, Kevin Sullivan, Deborah George, Katharine Mieszkowski, Aaron Glantz, Ike Sriskandarajah, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Kaitlin Benz, Quinn Lewis, Amy Mostafa, Najib Aminy and Al Letson October 19, 2019June 30, 2021

After the housing bust, these men destroyed the American dream of homeownership. Learn how the Homewreckers did it and meet a woman who fought back.

Accountability, Inequality

The Fourth Trimester: Postpartum takes on a new meaning for new moms with history of opioid abuse

by Cassandra Giraldo October 15, 2019June 30, 2021

A Reveal investigative fellow documents the lives of single mothers and recovering heroin users as they navigate their postpartum period in Missouri.

Inequality, Sustainability

Losing ground

by Kevin Sullivan, Deborah George, Al Letson, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Mwende Hinojosa, Najib Aminy and Amy Mostafa October 12, 2019June 30, 2021

On this episode, Reveal investigates the claim of Eddie Wise, the son of a sharecropper, who says the USDA treated him unfairly because of his race.

Accountability, Criminal Justice, Inequality

America’s drug war, revealed

by Kevin Sullivan, Fernanda Camarena, Najib Aminy, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Al Letson and Kaitlin Benz September 21, 2019June 30, 2021

How a baggie of crack cocaine packed with fear, distortion and misconceptions and one presidential address in the 1980s helped shape the war on drugs.