America had a Black president. Then came the whitelash. On this week’s “More To The Story,” @jelaniya.bsky.social traces the tumultuous throughline from Trayvon Martin to the rise of white nationalism and reexamines Barack Obama’s legacy in the age of Trump. Listen: apple.co/4htSQ3i

Allow us to interrupt your doomscrolling to bring you our newest series: ✨Inconsequential Investigations ✨ This week, our reporters are tackling three personal mysteries: A mysterious midnight phone call, a missing film, and a doppelganger 🧵

Are you disappointed by news coverage of the rallies this weekend? Do you wish a great podcast had gone out to really share the voices and sounds of that day? @alletson.bsky.social has you covered with this amazing episode of More To The Story from @revealnews.org. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Some had creative posters. Others wore inflatable costumes. But all of them told @alletson.bsky.social they feared for the direction of the country under President Trump. Conversations with No Kings protesters on this week’s “More To The Story.” Listen here: tinyurl.com/2xkj573y

"I am probably the most apolitical person in America because I was separated from all of you, and I was told that I was worthless and that I would be put to death." Nick Yarris spent more than 20 years in solitary confinement for a crime he didn’t commit. And he didn't mean to be at #NoKings.

SURVEILLANCE SECRETS: @lighthousereports.com uncovered a vast surveillance empire whose untraceable tech has been used to target people in more than 100 countries, including the US. It has operated under the radar for decades. Until now.

Don't believe Trump's claims about "violent antifa" at today's #NoKings protests. More To The Story host @alletson.bsky.social and Reveal's producer @karamcguirkallison.bsky.social joined thousands of others in DC. Here's what they saw. 📸: Clare Conger

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How did a climate change curmudgeon become an unexpected optimist? Two words: solar power. On @revealnews.org's “More To The Story,” environmental activist @billmckibben.bsky.social talks about why harnessing the sun is our best chance to rein in the effects of climate change.

@billmckibben.bsky.social is a long-time environmental activist whose outlook on climate change has been described as “dark realism.” Now, he’s painting a much sunnier picture about the future of our planet thanks to the remarkable rise of solar power.

“I am extremely pessimistic about what would happen if we allowed Silicon Valley to keep building the technology the way that they want to." We sat down with @karenhao.bsky.social to talk about OpenAI's rapid rise on this week’s “More To The Story.” Listen here: tinyurl.com/4v5by3wm

Trump sicced the National Guard on LA, ramping up immigrant arrests in a city that’s been targeted by ICE for months. Here’s how @lataco.bsky.social, a local taco site tracking the raids, became an essential reporting powerhouse to their community. Listen here: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

So you don’t understand crypto. Buckle up. On this week’s “More To The Story,” journalist @molly.wiki examines the rise and fall of FTX and the ever-growing reach of cryptocurrency in American politics. The latest from our friends at @revealnews.org:

Sam Bankman-Fried is appealing his conviction next month. @motherjones.com and @revealnews.org got exclusive access to him in prison and spent the past year investigating the aftermath of the FTX collapse. It's a wild and eye-opening tale: ow.ly/YVQW50X6jAU

Sam Bankman-Fried's rise and ruin are well known. However, the story that unfolded after FTX's collapse remains largely untold. 🎧 Listen to part two of our investigation, out now.

“We were treated like digital peasants.” What happened after FTX’s collapse? @revealnews.org investigation into the untold tale of a bankruptcy that has ballooned into one of biggest in US history, and the lawyers and opportunists who have profited from the carnage.

How risky of an investment is cryptocurrency? Where do I buy it? And, wait, what is crypto again? Independent tech journalist @molly.wiki answers all that and much more on this week’s “More To The Story” with Al Letson. 🎧 Listen:

FTX’s collapse wasn’t just about Sam Bankman-Fried. It’s about billions in customer money, a high-powered law firm steering the case, and who really profits when companies implode. 🎧 Listen to part 1 of our new series with @motherjones.com:

Baltimore’s homicide and violent crime rates are approaching all-time lows. So why is Trump threatening to send the National Guard in? Mayor Brandon Scott has an answer on this week’s More To The Story with @alletson.bsky.social. 🎧 Listen here: tinyurl.com/47rwb43r

This Sunday, we are launching a Sunday edition of our newsletter: “Climate Desk Weekly.” This free dispatch will share week’s worth of need-to-know climate news right in your inbox from our collaboration of 15 award-winning media outlets. Sign up at: www.motherjones.com/newsletters/

On Friday, Trump signed an executive order renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War. Seems like a good time to revisit our interview with @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social, where we talked about Pete Hegseth and the risk of WWIII.

Along with his brother, Josue Trejo-Lopez was deported two weeks before his high school graduation. He’d been in the US since he was 10 years old, had no criminal record, and left behind his mom and little brother. 🎧 Hear his story on this week's episode of Reveal:

Journalist @trymainelee.bsky.social’s first book almost killed him when a massive heart attack at age 38 nearly took his life. The near-death experience changed him and his book. On this week’s “More To The Story,” the cost of violence on Black men in America. Listen here: tinyurl.com/y5ucsby6

The Voting Rights Act celebrates its 60th anniversary this month. Unfortunately, it’s never been weaker. @jamellebouie.net traces the long history of conservative efforts to dismantle voting rights across America. Check it out on this week's More To The Story: tinyurl.com/mux4a7m7

Trump is abandoning a homelessness approach that’s been proven successful. On this week’s More To The Story, host @alletson.bsky.social sits down with the man who came up with that approach—and what Trump’s new policies could mean for America’s unhoused people. 🎧 Listen here: tinyurl.com/yc7h7rnf

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Where did America’s current battles over race, gender, and politics first play out? Look at our public schools. On this week’s More To The Story, we spoke to reporter @mikehixenbaugh.com about how America’s schools have become “a microcosm” for the country’s political and cultural fights:

Expulsions based on tattoos, and students targeted for supporting Gaza: Trump’s immigration actions are raising eyebrows and constitutional questions. On this week's Reveal, we dive into Trump's deportation black hole.