Film
Film
Opinion
Epstein and the Horrible Mundanity of Child Abuse
Jul 16, 2025 No conspiracies, no spy agencies, no mysterious billionaires, no private islands, no predatory celebrities. Just ordinary human devastation.Migrant Child Drawings Depict Jail-Like Scenes of Detention
Jul 5, 2019 The release of the drawings follows warnings from a government watchdog about overcrowded South Texas facilities holding migrant families.
Uncle Sam’s Arrest
Jun 26, 2019Pope’s ‘Wrath of God’ Promise on Sex Abuse Doesn’t Appease Survivors
Feb 24, 2019 The pontiff is faulted for not offering a concrete plan to hold bishops accountable when they fail to protect their flocks from predators.
How the Heart Can Heal the Brain
Dec 14, 2018 "The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog" is a powerful testament to how the brain can heal, through loving relationships, from even the most extreme cases of trauma.
Health & Wellness
Demonic Possession in a Chinese Family
Nov 9, 2018 Lindsay Wong's debut memoir, "The Woo-Woo," is a hilarious and harrowing account of her childhood in a family with severe mental illness.Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Books/Art/Architecture/Design Review
Immigrant Youth Shelters: ‘If You’re a Predator, It’s a Gold Mine’
Jul 30, 2018 ProPublica obtained police reports and call logs from more than two-thirds of the shelters housing immigrant children. Here’s what they show.
A Baby Was Separated From Her Uncle at the Border. Three Months Later, Her Mother Is Still Trying to Get Her Back.
Jul 19, 2018 The case of Liah Ferrera Amaya shows the extensive vetting immigrant families must submit to in order to retrieve their children from U.S. custody—even if it means putting themselves at risk for deportation.
Media Report Prompts Call for Closure of Phoenix Detention Facility
Jul 9, 2018 Following an investigation by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, officials in Arizona want to shut down a building used by a government contractor to hold immigrant children.
Teens Kept at Virginia Center Say They Were Cuffed, Beaten
Jun 21, 2018 Immigrant children as young as 14 housed at a juvenile detention center—many were accused of belonging to violent gangs—claim they spent long periods in solitary confinement, nude and shivering.