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Narrated, read-aloud versions of The Center for Public Integrity’s investigations. Subscribe and listen, then donate and sign up for our newsletter at publicintegrity.org.

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    • Dec 19, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Attacks on tenure leave college professors eyeing the exits

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 30:51


    Republican-led efforts to dismantle free-speech protections on college campuses could reshape the geography of higher education

    State tax collectors push struggling people deeper into hardship

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 31:11


    States across the country resort to punitive policies that make it harder for people to pay off their tax debt, from license suspensions to less help for low-income residents than the IRS.

    How (and why) the GOP and a popular film are misleading you about migrant kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 16:13


    A misinformation campaign has politicized the exploitation of immigrant children as policies fail them.

    Not just the Supreme Court: Ethics troubles plague state high courts, too

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 22:14


    North Carolina's Supreme Court chief justice heard cases despite a conflict of interest. Experts say judicial ethics at state high courts everywhere don't receive the scrutiny they deserve.

    Gaps in social services are leaving homeless youth with ‘no good choices'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 8:25


    In the U.S., funding to shelter teens and young adults experiencing homelessness is far outstripped by the need.

    EPA promised to address environmental racism. Then states pushed back.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 45:53


    Communities of color bear the brunt of U.S. pollution. Conservatives are targeting the civil-rights law that could change that.

    Trabajo tóxico

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 42:24


    El calentamiento global está fomentando una próspera y poco regulada industria de restauración post desastres impulsada por mano de obra inmigrante. Sin protección, los trabajadores están expuestos a toxinas mortales que los enferman mucho tiempo después de las labores de limpieza.

    Toxic Labor

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 34:37


    A warming planet is creating a booming and loosely-regulated disaster restoration industry fueled by immigrant labor. Without protection, workers are exposed to lethal toxins making them sick long after the cleanup.

    ‘Nobody really knows' where to find the right care after a sexual assault

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 14:55


    Specially trained sexual assault nurses are scarce, and the federal government is ignoring a law requiring a national directory to search for them.

    Homeless students needed help. Schools showed them the door.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 34:03


    Pennsylvania schools tried to disenroll students who said they were homeless. ‘Being punished for poverty just does not seem right,' one parent wrote.

    The long struggle over taxing the rich

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 28:46


    States' taxes lean most heavily on poorer residents. These states are trying to change that.

    State tax systems contribute to inequality. These states are doubling down.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 27:34


    State taxes take a bigger share of income from poorer residents than wealthier ones. Nineteen states are making it worse.

    ‘Lose the courts, lose the war': The battle over voting in North Carolina

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 27:26


    Republicans seized the state Supreme Court after changing how judges are elected. The political implications — and ramifications for everyday life — are huge.

    How Republicans flipped America's state supreme courts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 37:11


    State supreme courts were once dominated by Democrats. A concerted effort by right-wing groups has changed that — with massive implications for abortion, LGBTQ+ rights and elections.

    Eight ways to take action on lead contaminating your community's soil

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 9:48


    It's not just a problem of the past. Here's what you can do to protect everyone's future.

    Lead keeps poisoning children. It doesn't have to.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 33:32


    The only way to stop long-lasting harms is to end exposure. And that's possible — with the right actions.

    Ocho medidas que puedes tomar cuando el plomo contamina los suelos de tu comunidad

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 12:54


    La única manera de acabar con los daños persistentes de la contaminación por plomo es eliminar la exposición. Es posible lograrlo con las medidas adecuadas.

    Families take drastic steps to help children in mental health crises

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 31:57


    An insufficient mental health care system pushes some families to give up custody of their children for care. States look for better solutions.

    Tribes need tax revenue. States keep taking it.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 29:52


    State and local governments often tax economic activity on tribal land, reducing what tribes can collect to fund services for their citizens. It's the latest variation on centuries of wealth extraction.

    Why it's hard to find safe homes for some people with disabilities

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 31:08


    This is the plain language version of our story on finding safe homes for people with disabilities.

    Million-dollar question: How to find safe homes for those with complex needs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 37:33


    Despite strides in community-based services for people with disabilities, staff shortages and lack of training mean that individuals aren't getting the services they need.

    Attacked behind the wheel

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 34:29


    An investigation by Public Integrity and Newsy found a disturbing pattern of workplace violence in an industry that has tried to recruit more women but failed to protect them from sexual assault. Warning:  This story has graphic descriptions of rape and sexual assault that some might find disturbing. If you need support, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-4673 or access its online chat at online.rainn.org.

    Hidden toll: Thousands of schools fail to count homeless students

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 34:02


    Federal law promises homeless children an equal shot at education. Many fall through the cracks.

    ‘Chaos and confusion': The campaign to stamp out ballot drop boxes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022 29:30


    Laws, court rulings and local decisions have targeted this method of voting in at least a dozen states as disinformation rages

    Who counts?: A headlong rush by states to attack voting access — or expand it

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 21:29


    Nearly half of the country lives in states restricting access. A similar share is in states expanding it. Democracy hangs in the balance, experts warn.

    “Profundamente injusto”: cómo la carga de los impuestos termina siendo mayor para los pobres

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 26:21


    Los estados podrían contribuir a reducir la desigualdad, pero sus sistemas tributarios la empeoran, señala este reportaje del Center for Public Integrity. En casi todos los residentes de menos recursos pagan una proporción mayor de sus ingresos que los más adinerados. 

    How state taxes make inequality worse

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 24:44


    All but a few states take a greater share of income from poor people than the wealthy. Systems designed by white supremacists are part of the reason.

    Leaving the island: The messy, contentious reality of climate relocation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 36:50


    In Louisiana, the Isle de Jean Charles project is a test case for how the government could voluntarily resettle communities threatened by climate change. It hasn't gone smoothly.

    Too little, too late for people seeking climate relief

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 30:50


    With complicated applications and long wait times, the government's primary effort to move people out of harm's way falls woefully behind in the era of climate change.

    Atrapados en la zona de peligro: sin ayuda para reubicarse, una catástrofe tras otra

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 49:16


    Acosadas por inundaciones, incendios forestales y otros fenómenos, las comunidades varadas en la primera línea de la crisis climática necesitan ayuda para reubicarse. El gobierno de Estados Unidos no está preparado para ayudarlas.

    Trapped in harm's way as disasters mount

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 36:57


    Communities stuck on the front lines of the climate crisis need help relocating. The U.S. government isn't prepared.

    It was the Rubber Capital of t he World. The health consequences linger.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 33:07


    In Akron, Ohio, toxic exposures from tire-industry jobs made people sick and cut lives short

    Indigenous journalists make way for sunshine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 25:39


    Despite limited access to information and tribally controlled media, Indigenous journalists persevere in their reporting — and gradually promote transparency and accountability. 

    Redistricting: Tribes fight for an equal voice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 20:58


    As states set out to redraw political districts, some have worked to better integrate the needs of Native communities.

    This D.C. housing program is a ‘top priority.' Why do repairs take years?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 23:51


    The Department of Housing and Community Development's effort is designed to keep low-income residents in their houses. Some homeowners watch damages get worse. Others die waiting for fixes.

    Con más trabajadores temporales, crece el temor a un mayor robo de salarios

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 31:50


    Las investigaciones del Departamento del Trabajo no le han seguido el ritmo al gran aumento en la demanda de trabajadores con visas H-2A y H-2B.

    As guest workers increase, so do concerns about wage cheating

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 28:29


    Labor Department investigations haven't kept pace with the increase in demand for workers.

    In rural America, an invisible eviction crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 9:16


    In places where rental assistance has been slow to be delivered, eviction cases are piling up. No one's tracking it.

    New anti-protest laws cast a long shadow on First Amendment rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 22:39


    Dozens of statutes restricting the right to protest have been enacted around the country since 2017, and many more are pending. This year saw the highest number yet of such bills, which are often introduced in response to prominent protest movements, such as protests against pipelines or the racial justice protests around the country since the murder of George Floyd.

    Llegó la época de compras navideñas, ¿Se les pagará a los carteros por todo su trabajo?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 17:00


    Trabajadores del Servicio Postal de Estados Unidos temen que, una vez más, no recibirán la compensación adecuada por las horas extras trabajadas en esta época. Según muestran laudos arbitrales, el robo de salario es un problema que se repite en USPS.

    How lack of Medicaid expansion fuels rural poverty in the deep south

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 27:58


    Louisiana expanded Medicaid. Mississippi didn't. How are lives changed as a result? 

    The holiday rush is here. Will mail carriers get paid for all their work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 10:18


    The USPS has a habit of shorting workers on pay, private arbitration awards show.

    El robo de salarios es peor en industrias con muchos inmigrantes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 33:56


    Trabajadores inmigrantes, que de por sí realizan trabajos mal remunerados, están entre los más perjudicados por las empresas que los emplean.

    Wage theft hits immigrants — hard

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 25:12


    Immigrant workers performing low-paying jobs are among the most victimized by businesses that employ them.

    Lo que pasa cuando la policía es llamada para resolver problemas en las escuelas

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 36:17


    Los centros escolares remiten cada año a decenas de miles de estudiantes a las fuerzas del orden público. Los niños negros, con discapacidades y, en muchos estados, también los hispanos y los nativos americanos, se llevan la peor parte, de acuerdo con una investigación del Center for Public Integrity. 

    When schools call police on kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 21:57


    Schools refer tens of thousands of students to law enforcement every year. Black children and students with disabilities get the brunt of it.

    El servicio postal ha estafado a los carteros por años

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 29:58


    Docenas de supervisores postales han sido agarrados cambiando las planillas de horarios.

    USPS has cheated mail carriers for years

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 23:35


    Wage theft tactics like changing time cards and shorting paychecks have been a problem with the USPS over years, despite private arbitration, lawsuits and audits. 

    Inside the Decades-Long Fight Over an Ohio Superfund Site

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 24:38


    In Uniontown, Ohio, outside of Akron, residents and officials have clashed over cleanup of the Industrial Excess Landfill.

    Another blow to working people during the pandemic: states snatching back tax refunds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 11:01


    During the pandemic, states are continuing to deduct money from tax refunds to collect delinquent debts, burdening those who have suffered the most from COVID-19 recession.

    Redistricting will always be contentious. Ask Arizona.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 18:57


    Arizona tried to take the partisanship out of its political maps. The partisans aren't having it. 

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