University of Chicago professor Robert Pape examines the troubling rise of domestic political violence and says Trump’s January 6 pardons could be the most consequential decision of his presidency.
Criminal Justice
Crime and punishment, from the street to the courtroom and prisons
What Police Weren’t Told About Tasers
Tasers were billed as a weapon that could subdue but not kill. The company’s own research told another story.
Fancy Galleries, Fake Art
How two well-respected New York art galleries sold more than $80 million in fake art—and why almost no one ever was punished.
Why America Is Obsessed With True Crime
On this week’s “More To The Story,” incarcerated journalist John J. Lennon examines how our fixation on crime capitalizes on tragedy and turns it into entertainment.
In a Mississippi Jail, Inmates Became Weapons
After a violent scandal involving his deputies, a popular sheriff survived calls to resign. But another scandal was already brewing in his county jail.
Executions Are Rising in the US. This Reverend Witnesses Them.
On this week’s “More To The Story,” death row spiritual adviser Jeff Hood talks about how his longtime activism for racial justice led him inside America’s execution chambers for the final moments of inmates’ lives.
The Secret Story of FTX’s Rise and Ruin Part 1
Through exclusive prison interviews with Sam Bankman-Fried and others, we put fresh eyes on the dramatic collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
Being Black in America Almost Killed Me Part 2
On this week’s “More To The Story,” the second half of Trymaine Lee’s conversation with host Al Letson about the burdens of covering violence against Black Americans as a Black journalist.
Taken by ICE
As the Trump administration aims to deport millions of people over the next four years, “Reveal” tells the human stories of those caught up in ICE raids.
Being Black in America Almost Killed Me Part 1
On this week’s “More To The Story,” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Trymaine Lee discusses how a near-death experience forced him to re-examine the cost of violence on Black lives in America.
