2/ I spoke earlier this week with @alletson.bsky.social about the dangers we now face with rising political violence in America, especially given how the Trump administration has sought to exploit Kirk's death. Listen here 👉 play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr... @revealnews.org @motherjones.com

American doctors volunteering in Gaza report a disturbing pattern of children shot by Israeli forces. Now they’re pushing for accountability. The latest from our friends at @revealnews.org:

ABC has indefinitely suspended Jimmy Kimmel's show after the comedian made comments about Charlie Kirk, further proving that Kirk’s assassination is fueling Trump’s race for political retribution. 🎧 Listen to our latest More To The Story:

"With RFK Jr. being the head of HHS, he has so much power. And when you have a person who is a known vaccine skeptic and science denier at the helm, that is going to have a trickle-down effect."

In the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, Trump “is immediately casting blame on his political opponents, demonizing and turning the heat up," says @markfollman.bsky.social. “And that is a recipe for more violence. The very top of our political leadership is stoking a political and cultural war."

“The very top of our political leadership is stoking a political and cultural war.” Mother Jones editor @markfollman.bsky.social discusses how the Trump administration is using Charlie Kirk’s murder to fuel America’s political battles. Our latest "More To The Story:" bit.ly/47HAM2Z

Want to learn more about Trump's takeover of the EEOC? Check out @revealnews.org's episode from May on the subject.

Trump is redefining “discrimination”—rolling back transgender protections and reshaping a civil rights–era agency to benefit white men. From May:

The hunger strike that broke a supermax prison. The powerful inside story of an improbable resistance movement. This week on Reveal.

On this week’s “More To The Story,” the second half of @trymainelee.bsky.social’s conversation with host @alletson.bsky.social about the burdens of covering violence against Black Americans as a Black journalist. 🎧 Listen here: tinyurl.com/4v32spcz

When journalist @trymainelee.bsky.social began his first book, he didn’t realize that the gun violence he was reporting on was such a central part of his own story. A very personal conversation about generational trauma on this week’s “More To The Story.” Listen here:

How exactly should a Black journalist cover violence against Black Americans? That’s the heart of this week’s discussion between Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist @trymainelee.bsky.social and “More To The Story’s” @alletson.bsky.social. From our friends at @revealnews.org: tinyurl.com/4v32spcz

"If you want your grandkids to come back and see bison or other species, you need to have those scientists behind the scenes making sure that they’re protected." - Ed Stierli, NPCA. via @revealnews.org Listen: https://bit.ly/46c9DTo

How exactly should a Black journalist cover violence against Black Americans? That’s the heart of this week’s discussion between Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist @trymainelee.bsky.social and “More To The Story’s” @alletson.bsky.social. Listen here: tinyurl.com/4v32spcz

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. Thanks to SCOTUS's recent ruling, it's likely that more stories like his will emerge.

On @revealnews.org's latest “More To The Story,” Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Trymaine Lee discusses how a near-death experience forced him to reexamine the cost of violence on Black lives in America. Listen here:

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 transformed from a local taco site to an essential reporting powerhouse for their community. 🎧 This week on Reveal:

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:

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.

As Trump proceeds to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War, let's revisit @revealnews.org chat with The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief about Pete Hegseth, what he learned from “Signalgate," and America's risk of entering WWIII.

Expulsions based on tattoos and students targeted for supporting Gaza: Trump’s immigration actions are raising eyebrows and constitutional questions. From April:

“What I was feeling was death.” This week on “More To The Story,” journalist @trymainelee.bsky.social discusses his new book, “A Thousand Ways to Die,” and how a near-death experience forced him to reckon with his own family’s history involving slavery and murder.

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

In a move that is sure to shock no one, a judge has ruled that Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to LA was illegal. As a retired National Guard member told our friends at @revealnews.org in June, Trump's co-opting of the military is putting our democracy in extreme danger.

A judge ruled that Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in LA was illegal. As retired General Greg Smith told us back in June, politicians co-opting the military puts the roots of our democracy in "extreme danger."

Labor Day weekend is the end of the peak season for many of the country’s national parks. But, in the last few months, the National Park Service has lost 24% of its staff. From budget cuts to “ideological” changes, the Trump administration is shaping the future of our public lands.

This week's @revealnews.org is not to be missed. #ParkChat revealnews.org/podcast/nati...

From layoffs to billion-dollar budget cuts and ideological battles over history itself, the National Park Service is facing one of the most turbulent moments in its 109-year history. This week on @revealnews.org:

Btw, this week’s @revealnews.org is on the attack on the NPS. Listen here podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

Budget cuts. Layoffs. Ideological mandates. The future of our public lands is on the line. This week on Reveal, we investigate how the Trump administration is shaping the future of the National Park Service for the worse.

The Trump administration has already cut 1 in 4 National Park Service jobs—and more could follow. What does that mean for wildlife, for history, for the places we all share? 🎧 This week on Reveal:

At Gettysburg, reenactors celebrate the past while a new Trump order tells the National Park Service to remove “partisan ideology” from signs. Some say slavery should be downplayed. Others call that erasure. 🎧 Listen on Reveal:

On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Reveal reporter ‪Shoshana Walter joins Al Letson to talk about what she describes as the “other drug crisis” in America today: the profit-driven drug rehab industry that too often fails its patients.

Did you know you can create a legacy of truth—even without a will? Naming the Center for Investigative Reporting as a beneficiary of your retirement plan, or other financial account, is a great way to give future generations access to the reporting you trust. 🔗: motherjones.com/support/lega...

More than 800,000 Americans have died from opioids since 1999. But there’s another drug-related crisis in the US: the exploitative, underregulated drug rehab industry. That’s the focus of this week’s “More To The Story with Al Letson.”

More than 800,000 Americans have died from opioids since 1999. But there’s another drug-related crisis in the US: the exploitative, underregulated drug rehab industry. That’s the focus of this week’s “More To The Story with Al Letson.”

Overmedicating. Exploiting. Profiting. America’s drug rehab industry too often harms the patients it’s supposed to be helping. @alletson.bsky.social examines drug rehab in the US and the lingering opioid crisis on this week’s “More To The Story.” 🎧 Listen here: tinyurl.com/yc5ude3w

Reminder: Trump’s homelessness crackdown has been tried before. It didn’t work. “The only way to end homelessness is to provide housing," says Sam Tsemberis, whose Housing First approach to homelessness was abandoned by the Trump administration.

“I’m watching the military becoming co-opted by politicians, and where that leads is some really troubling places. If that happens, the roots of our democracy are in extreme danger.”

How often are Native children adopted by non-Native families? We have no idea. Here's one story of how that happens. A leaked interview with a wealthy Utah politician describing how he adopted a Native child sparks outrage from the girl’s biological family, that wanted to raise her themselves.

In 2017, David Leavitt drove to the Northern Cheyenne reservation in Montana to adopt a baby girl. A few years later, during an interview with a documentary filmmaker, Leavitt, a wealthy Utah politician, told a startling story about how he went about getting physical custody of that child. 🧵

The Indian Child Welfare Act is supposed to protect Native children from being unnecessarily removed from their tribes. So how did a wealthy Utah politician drive to the Northern Cheyenne reservation and leave with a baby? This week on Reveal:

Trump’s mass deportations are decades in the making. On our podcast “More To The Story,” we discuss how entrenched dysfunction gave Trump a window to radically remake US immigration.

“Do I think that the Democratic Party is, like, a bunch of weenies? I do.” New York Times columnist @jamellebouie.net tells More To The Story’s Al Letson why Democrats need new policies and new political messaging.

Texas is set to vote on a Trump-ordered redistricting map that will potentially disenfranchise Black and brown voters. This is nothing new. On this week's More To The Story, @jamellebouie.net examines the conservative movement’s years-long effort to challenge the right to vote across the country.

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

The CEO of the company that makes the Taser promises its weapon is safe. But as the Taser grew in popularity, so would the number of serious injuries and deaths. This week on Reveal, reporter Nick Berardini investigates what the company knew and didn’t say.

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The secret to ending homelessness? Providing housing. On this episode of “More To The Story,” clinical psychologist Sam Tsemberis explains how his Housing First approach to homelessness went from receiving bipartisan support to being abandoned by the Trump administration.

The Taser was first sold to police departments as safe and effective. But as sales went up, so would the number of related injuries and deaths. This week on Reveal, the disconnect between the promise and the reality of the Taser.