All work. No pay. Life at a rehab work camp.
Desperate to reduce crowding in jails and prisons, court systems all over the country are trying diversion – alternatives to putting offenders behind bars. On today’s Reveal, we peek behind the good...
View ArticleAccess denied: The fight for public education
The idea behind public education is simple: A community pays into a system that aims to create a bright future for the next generation. Years pass, and those kids grow up. They pay into the same...
View ArticleToo many pills
Drug overdoses now are the leading cause of death among Americans under 50, largely thanks to a surge in opioid use. Although heroin and fentanyl have dominated the headlines in recent years, the...
View ArticleHeroin diaries
On this special episode of Reveal, reporter Jack Rodolico in partnership with New Hampshire Public Radio brings us an intimate look at the people affected by the opioid epidemic. On May 22, 2015,...
View ArticleAmplify: Deepening relationships with podcast listeners through SMS
In January, Reveal began exploring ways to connect more deeply with our podcast listeners and help them discover our content beyond what they were hearing each week. During an intensive 10-week design...
View ArticleThe cost of school choice
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wants to create the first-ever federal school voucher-type program. Vouchers pay for K-12 tuition at private schools. What’s the track record? We investigate...
View ArticleHelp us! Share your Amazon warehouse injury records
In a new investigation, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting found that Amazon’s relentless push for speedy delivery is seriously injuring workers at many of its facilities at a...
View ArticleThink globally, report locally
This week, Reveal teams up with local journalists around the country to see how stories we first broke on the show are playing out in their communities. We start with the issue of concussions. In...
View ArticleEssential workers
Chances are those tomatoes, strawberries or almonds you find in your grocery store come from California’s farm country. Monica Campbell of our partner The World takes us into the fields with workers,...
View ArticlePandemic, protests and profits
Around the country, protesters want to loosen stay-at-home orders, even though health experts say that could lead to more deaths from COVID-19. Host Al Letson speaks with Pennsylvania state Rep. Aaron...
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