Science May 11 Proposed EPA rules would force power plants to slash carbon emissions The Environmental Protection Agency laid out its latest move to cut the greenhouse gasses that are driving climate change, unveiling a sweeping new set of guidelines for the power plants that generate America's electricity. William Brangham reports.
Nation May 10 Alabama reporters earn Pulitzer Prize for uncovering police corruption in small town A local news organization in Alabama received multiple Pulitzer Prizes this week. A team of reporters for AL.com uncovered how police in the small town of Brookside used aggressive policing and made-up charges to extract fines out of poor people…
Nation May 04 Why a woman says she met and forgave the man who shot and paralyzed her decades earlier America’s epidemic of gun violence gets plenty of coverage, but we don’t focus nearly enough on the victims living with the life-long impacts of that violence. We have the story of what happens when one of those survivors meets the…
Science May 02 Communities along Mississippi River struggle with highest floodwaters seen in decades While flooding along the Mississippi River happens every year, water levels are surging this year thanks to record snow across the Midwest that's been followed by a sudden thaw. William Brangham reports.
Nation May 01 New book ‘Merchants of the Right’ explores culture surrounding guns in America This weekend's mass shooting in Texas is yet another stark reminder of the pervasiveness of guns in American society. There are hundreds of millions of firearms in circulation in the U.S. A new book, "Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers…
Economy Apr 28 Fed blames mismanagement and oversight failures for Silicon Valley Bank collapse The Federal Reserve issued a stinging report on the historic collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. The analysis notes that while the collapse was a “textbook case of mismanagement” by bank officers, the Fed said its regulators missed clear danger signs…
Health Apr 26 Next generation of doctors prepares to tackle rural health care shortage in West Virginia Nearly two-thirds of areas with a shortage of primary healthcare professionals are in rural communities. With support from the Pulitzer Center and in collaboration with the Global Health Reporting Center, William Brangham visited a hospital and a medical school in…
Health Apr 25 Comprehensive review of how U.S. handled pandemic lays out lessons learned Why the United States fared so badly during the pandemic, especially when compared to other similar nations, was supposed to be one of the many questions examined by a national COVID-19 commission. But that commission was never launched. William Brangham…
Science Apr 23 How artificial intelligence is being used to create ‘deepfakes’ online As technology grows more sophisticated, so does the potential for deception. Last month, images went viral that purported to show police arresting Donald Trump and the former president in an orange prisoner’s jumpsuit — but they were fakes. Jack Stubbs,…
Science Apr 20 Ice sheets in Greenland, Antarctica melting faster than previously thought, research shows New research shows that the massive ice sheets at the top and bottom of our planet are shrinking much faster than previously thought. The international study compiled satellite measurements over time and depict what one researcher described as a "devastating…