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Reveal @revealnews.org · 1h
The botched execution of Christa Pike supports what Rev. Jeff Hood, spiritual advisor to the condemned, told us last year: This country's use of capital punishment shows that we, as a society, "have moved in a more violent direction."
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Executions Are Rising in the US. This Reverend Witnesses Them. - Reveal
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 ...
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 6h
During her time as a state representative, Angie Nixon has been "the biggest thorn in Ron DeSantis’ side." Now, she's hoping to prove that the deep-red state of Florida is ready for a democratic socialist senator. This week on More To The Story:
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Can a Democratic Socialist win in deep-red Florida?
Angie Nixon’s outspoken and progressive campaign for US Senate tries for an upset in the November midterms.
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 23h
Can a democratic socialist win in deep-red Florida? @angieforfl.bsky.social thinks so. The candidate for US Senate joins us this week to talk about her grassroots campaign for Congress and how the DSA is reshaping the midterms.
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Can a Democratic Socialist win in deep-red Florida?
Angie Nixon’s outspoken and progressive campaign for US Senate tries for an upset in the November midterms.
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Josh Sanburn @joshsanburn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our @revealnews.org guest this week: the buzzy, fiery, DSA-affiliated, comic book co-author, Democratic US Senate candidate for Florida and "biggest thorn" in Gov. Ron DeSantis' side Angie Nixon. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
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Can a Democratic Socialist Win in Deep-Red Florida?
Podcast Episode · Reveal's More To The Story With Al Letson · September 30 · 26m
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 30/09/2026
Can a Democratic Socialist win in deep-red Florida? @angieforfl.bsky.social thinks so. The candidate for US Senate joins host @alletson.bsky.social this week to talk about her grassroots campaign for Congress and how the DSA is reshaping the midterms. Listen here: tinyurl.com/2dtcnstt
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 27/09/2026
Federal courts have ordered the NEH to reverse mass grant cancellations and struck down NEA restrictions on “gender ideology.” But with appeals underway and no retroactive NEA funds restored, the battle over arts funding continues. 🎧 Listen: tinyurl.com/y8j5pdsm
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Trump officials abruptly canceled federal funds for arts organizations. Some groups are compromising; others are fighting back.
A year and a half after federal arts and humanities grants were abruptly canceled, we examine what got cut and where the money is going.
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 26/09/2026
Museums. Musicians. Historians. A year and a half after federal arts and humanities cuts, we're following the fallout on the ground: what is being screened out and where the money is going. 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of Reveal: tinyurl.com/y8j5pdsm
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Julia Lurie @julialurie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
ICYMI - our podcast ep about the mood effects of hormonal birth control is out! This was a personal one for me, and it was SUCH a treat to work on it with the inimitable Nadia Hamdan revealnews.org/podcast/repr...
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Is your IUD making your depression worse? What we still don’t know about women’s reproductive health
The research is clear: Some people experience depression and other mood effects on hormonal birth control. So why is it so hard to talk about?
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 24/09/2026
President Donald Trump's second term has often felt like an exercise in mass distraction. This chaos wouldn't be possible with the president's loyal yes-men (and women) in his cabinet. On this week's More To The Story:
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Loyalists only, please. Why Trump surrounds himself with true believers.
New York Times reporter Jonathan Swan talks about the yes-men (and women) inside the Oval Office and how the Epstein files sent the White House into crisis mode.
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 23/09/2026
The Trump administration’s second term can feel overwhelming and exhausting. That’s by design, says @nytimes.com reporter Jonathan Swan. Listen to @alletson.bsky.social’s interview with the co-author of Regime Change on this week’s “More To The Story.”
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22/09/2026
In their latest episode, our friends at @revealnews.org explore the gaps in women’s reproductive health, from contraceptives to menopause. Listen here:
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Is your IUD making your depression worse? What we still don’t know about women’s reproductive health
The research is clear: Some people experience depression and other mood effects on hormonal birth control. So why is it so hard to talk about?
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Josh Sanburn @joshsanburn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“The word ‘loyalty’ almost isn’t strong enough to describe the bond that some of them have with him." From our latest @revealnews.org episode with Jonathan Swan at @nytimes.com about the loyalists surrounding President Trump in his second term. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
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Loyalists Only, Please. Why Trump Surrounds Himself With True Believers
Podcast Episode · Reveal's More To The Story With Al Letson · September 23 · 33m
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 21/09/2026
Papaya seeds. Neem oil. Wild carrot seeds. According to TikTok, these can all prevent pregnancy. (They don’t.) We investigate the digital world of birth control misinformation on this week’s Reveal:
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Is your IUD making your depression worse? What we still don’t know about women’s reproductive health
The research is clear: Some people experience depression and other mood effects on hormonal birth control. So why is it so hard to talk about?
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 20/09/2026
After reporter @julialurie.bsky.social had her IUD removed, she felt calmer and happier than she’d felt in years. She started to wonder: What do we know about how hormonal birth control affects mood? This week on Reveal: tinyurl.com/4fwwpeh7
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 19/09/2026
Papaya seeds. Neem oil. Wild carrot seeds. According to TikTok, these can all prevent pregnancy. (They don’t.) We investigate the digital world of birth control misinformation on this week’s Reveal: revealnews.org/podcast/repr...
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https://revealnews.org/podcast/reproductive-health-hormonal-birth-control-side-effects-menopause-women/
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 19/09/2026
After reporter @julialurie.bsky.social had her IUD removed, she felt calmer and happier than she’d felt in years. She started to wonder: What do we know about how hormonal birth control affects mood? This week on Reveal. revealnews.org/podcast/repr...
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https://revealnews.org/podcast/reproductive-health-hormonal-birth-control-side-effects-menopause-women/
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 18/09/2026
“You have to wonder if Russia will be meddling yet again. And this time around, it’s different, because what Trump has done since he got back into the White House is to decimate all the government offices and agencies that would be looking for Russian interference and trying to counter it.”
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Russia targeted past US elections. Will it meddle in the midterms?
Author David Corn examines how Russian election interference in the US became central to Vladimir Putin’s “twilight war” against the West.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Don't miss this episode with @davidcorn.bsky.social and get his book, How Russia Won, here or however you buy books: www.harpercollins.com/products/how...
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How Russia Won
The definitive and riveting investigation into how Vladimir Putin successfully mounted a decade-long covert war against the United States and how Donald Tru...
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 17/09/2026
“The big picture here is that in 2016, 2020, 2024, and in the midterm elections in between, Russia was always doing something to mess with our election, and most of this activity was geared towards helping Donald Trump.”
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Russia targeted past US elections. Will it meddle in the midterms?
Author David Corn examines how Russian election interference in the US became central to Vladimir Putin’s “twilight war” against the West.
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 16/09/2026
As midterms approach, experts warn that Russia could once again meddle in US elections—even as the Trump administration dismantles the government’s ability to fend off threats to election security. On this week's More To The Story, @davidcorn.bsky.social discusses his new book, “How Russia Won."
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 16/09/2026
The treatment for a fatal cat disease wasn’t legally available. So cat lovers created an international black market. The cat drug black market, and why we needed it in the first place, on the next Reveal.
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The treatment for a fatal cat disease wasn’t legally available. So cat lovers created an international black market.
A fatal cat disease was finally cured, but the treatment wasn’t legally available. So a group of cat lovers created an international black market.
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 15/09/2026
The controversial weed killer Roundup is being sprayed in record amounts in California’s forests. We go inside the secret plan that helped make it possible.
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Record amounts of Roundup are being sprayed in California’s forests
The controversial weed killer Roundup is being sprayed in record amounts in California’s forests. We go inside the secret plan that helped make it possible.
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 15/09/2026
Tech journalist @karenhao.bsky.social has been covering OpenAI’s astounding rise for years and is the author of "Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI." She says that while many in Silicon Valley warn of AI’s sci-fi-like threats, the real risks are already here:
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The race to stop AI’s threats to democracy
Tech journalist Karen Hao sounds the alarm about the rising risks to the country—and planet—from the growth of artificial intelligence.
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 14/09/2026
Virginia might be for lovers, but more recently, it’s for data centers. The state has more data centers than anywhere in the world, and companies are pushing to build more of them, including around some of the most hallowed ground in the country.
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Data centers are spreading across the country. Communities trying to fight back are on their own.
Our AI future lives inside miles and miles of windowless data centers spreading across the US. Communities trying to fight back are on their own.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/09/2026
A fatal cat disease was finally cured, but the treatment wasn’t legally available. So a group of cat lovers created an international black market. The latest from our friends at @revealnews.org:
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The treatment for a fatal cat disease wasn’t legally available. So cat lovers created an international black market.
A fatal cat disease was finally cured, but the treatment wasn’t legally available. So a group of cat lovers created an international black market.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/09/2026
This week from @revealnews.org: The cat drug black market, why it was even necessary, and how cat lovers fought for big changes to make the black market obsolete.
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The treatment for a fatal cat disease wasn’t legally available. So cat lovers created an international black market.
A fatal cat disease was finally cured, but the treatment wasn’t legally available. So a group of cat lovers created an international black market.
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 13/09/2026
The fatal cat disease FIP had finally been cured. But the treatment wasn’t legal in the US. Cats kept dying. So a group of renegade cat ladies took matters into their own hands. This week on Reveal: the cat drug black market.
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The treatment for a fatal cat disease wasn’t legally available. So cat lovers created an international black market.
A fatal cat disease was finally cured, but the treatment wasn’t legally available. So a group of cat lovers created an international black market.
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 12/09/2026
A mysterious disease was killing cats, with no treatment available…at least not in the US. So a group of cat lovers turned to the black market to get lifesaving treatments into the hands of pet parents. And it was working, until the feds showed up.
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The treatment for a fatal cat disease wasn’t legally available. So cat lovers created an international black market.
A fatal cat disease was finally cured, but the treatment wasn’t legally available. So a group of cat lovers created an international black market.
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USC Center for Health Journalism @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Lynn's reporting is out now: @revealnews.org podcast: bit.ly/Podcast911FirstResponders @motherjones.com article: bit.ly/TheOther911Memorial #USCNationalFellows #HealthJournalism
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More People Have Died From 9/11 Than on 9/11 - Reveal
A Long Island doctor once treated 9/11 responders who were dying. Now she’s a reporter and trying to figure out why the illnesses haven’t stopped.
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“Bike Mary” @rebelwithoutacar.com · 11/09/2026
Take it from someone with a long backlog of podcasts to catch up on… this one is particularly worth a listen.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 12/09/2026
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the release of thousands of air quality records, providing unprecedented insight into the lingering health consequences of the 9/11 attacks. Our friends over at @revealnews.org did a deep dive into this very topic: Listen now: bit.ly/4xyTK5j
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 11/09/2026
“Every single week, we get two or three emails, funeral arrangements for this guy, funeral arrangements for this guy.” It’s been 25 years since 9/11, but some first responders and survivors are still navigating the medical consequences. The program meant to help them has been unstable for decades.
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More People Have Died From 9/11 Than on 9/11 - Reveal
A Long Island doctor once treated 9/11 responders who were dying. Now she’s a reporter and trying to figure out why the illnesses haven’t stopped.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
You will learn, as I did, that the reason all of us know a lot about Tupac's murder is that @revealnews.org petitioned for the police and etc records years ago 👀
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 10/09/2026
As Tupac Shakur's murderer awaits sentencing, let's revisit the rapper's enduring legacy, which was so much more than his untimely death. In his short life, he helped define West Coast hip-hop through vulnerable, introspective lyrics and Black power politics.
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The revolutionary roots that inspired Tupac Shakur
Author Jeff Pearlman explains his obsession with the legendary hip-hop artist and why he set out to write a definitive biography.
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 10/09/2026
A few days before the 25th anniversary of 9/11, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the release of thousands of air quality records. Our latest episode is a deep dive into this very topic, following a former doctor-turned-journalist exploring why, two decades later, the illnesses haven’t stopped.
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More People Have Died From 9/11 Than on 9/11 - Reveal
A Long Island doctor once treated 9/11 responders who were dying. Now she’s a reporter and trying to figure out why the illnesses haven’t stopped.
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 09/09/2026
Last month, a jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty in the 1996 fatal shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur. Author Jeff Pearlman calls Tupac’s killing “the dumbest death ever.” Hear why on this week’s “More To The Story.” Listen here: tinyurl.com/3u9svyuz
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 09/09/2026
Ahead of 9/11’s 25th anniversary, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani released thousands of air quality records, providing unprecedented insight into the lingering health consequences of the 9/11 attacks. In the latest Reveal, we did a deep dive into this very topic. Listen now: bit.ly/4xyTK5j
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 06/09/2026
Do you remember the “dust lady”? After the 9/11 attacks, her photo was circulated everywhere: a young Black woman in business attire, covered head to toe in white dust. She was later identified as Marcy Borders, a 28-year-old Bank of America employee who worked in the North Tower. 🧵
a young Black woman in business attire, covered head to toe in white dust

Photo credit: STAN HONDA / AFP
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 06/09/2026
Tens of thousands of 9/11 survivors and responders were promised care through the World Trade Center Health Program, a federally funded lifeline meant to treat the medical consequences of that day. Thanks to DOGE, its research has slowed and, in some cases, completely stopped.
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More People Have Died From 9/11 Than on 9/11 - Reveal
A Long Island doctor once treated 9/11 responders who were dying. Now she’s a reporter and trying to figure out why the illnesses haven’t stopped.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Incredibly moving @revealnews.org show about the long tail of 9/11 illnesses for 9/11 responders featuring the reporting of Lynn Hallarman and guest hosted by @garrisonhayes.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
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More People Have Died From 9/11 Than on 9/11
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 05/09/2026
“Every single week, we get two or three emails, funeral arrangements for this guy, funeral arrangements for this guy.” It’s been 25 years since 9/11, but some first responders and survivors are still navigating the medical consequences. The program meant to help them has been unstable for decades.
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More People Have Died From 9/11 Than on 9/11 - Reveal
A Long Island doctor once treated 9/11 responders who were dying. Now she’s a reporter and trying to figure out why the illnesses haven’t stopped.
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Loevy & Loevy @loevy.com · 04/09/2026
Our clients @theintercept.com and The Center for Investigative Reporting (which produces Mother Jones and @revealnews.org) filed their opening brief today in the lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft's theft of their intellectual property.
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PRESS RELEASE: Digital Publishers The Intercept and The Center for Investigative Reporting Fight Back Against Theft of Intellectual Property by OpenAI and Microsoft
After two years of intense copyright litigation against OpenAI and Microsoft, Loevy + Loevy clients The Intercept and The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR), which produces Mother Jones and Reve...
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 05/09/2026
This week on Reveal, we follow a Long Island doctor who once treated 9/11 responders. Now she is a reporter, trying to figure out why the illnesses haven’t stopped.
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 02/09/2026
@justinjpearson.bsky.social first caught national attention when he was expelled from the Tennessee House after demonstrating in support of gun reform. Today, he’s a Democratic candidate for Congress—and our guest on this week's “More To The Story.” 🎧 Listen: apple.co/4qPSQiJ
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 01/09/2026
"Tupac Shakur…was profoundly smart and in many ways incredibly enlightened, and there’s no reason he shouldn’t have his 12th Academy Award now."
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The revolutionary roots that inspired Tupac Shakur
Author Jeff Pearlman explains his obsession with the legendary hip-hop artist and why he set out to write a definitive biography.
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 01/09/2026
In 2020, Reveal exposed how a treatment for drug addiction has turned tens of thousands of people into an unpaid shadow workforce. Six years later, the Massachusetts Attorney General has announced $1.15 million in fines for the offending treatment centers. Read our initial investigation here:
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American Rehab - Reveal
A treatment for drug addiction has turned tens of thousands of people into an unpaid shadow workforce.
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 31/08/2026
Food recalls on the rise. Cruise ship passengers contracting a deadly form of hantavirus. Legionnaires’ disease (yet again) in big cities. RFK Jr. refusing any responsibility for measles outbreaks. Epidemiologist @jessicamalaty.bsky.social breaks down this month's public health breakdowns:
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Fauci, RFK Jr., and the latest in American health
Epidemiologist Jessica Malaty Rivera breaks down the public health breakdowns
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 30/08/2026
 Every day, doctors use medical tests to diagnose and treat diseases. But what if the assumptions behind some of these tests are wrong and rooted in racist pseudoscience? This week on Reveal, we team up with @nejm.org to find out why.
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A “race equation” baked into a standard medical test is hurting Black patients, but most hospitals are still using it
A standard medical test with racist origins is cutting off Black patients from needed treatments. Why do hospitals still use this harmful test today?
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 29/08/2026
The spirometer, used to help doctors diagnose lung disease, had a so-called race equation built into it. It was drawn from assumptions about the anatomy of Black people that were false and based on “science” traced back to American slavery. Why are hospitals around the US still using it?
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A “race equation” baked into a standard medical test is hurting Black patients, but most hospitals are still using it
A standard medical test with racist origins is cutting off Black patients from needed treatments. Why do hospitals still use this harmful test today?
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 29/08/2026
Every day, doctors use medical tests to diagnose and treat diseases. But what if the assumptions behind some of these tests are wrong and rooted in racist pseudoscience? This week on Reveal, we team up with @nejm.org to find out why.
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A “race equation” baked into a standard medical test is hurting Black patients, but most hospitals are still using it
A standard medical test with racist origins is cutting off Black patients from needed treatments. Why do hospitals still use this harmful test today?
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