“The police said she lied about being raped. Then she hit record.”
Sexual Abuse
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How Cheerleading Became So Acrobatic, Dangerous and Popular
“For decades, the sport has been shaped in large part by one company — and one man.”
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The Divorce Tapes
“My family knew that my father had been tapping the phone lines. Only later would I discover the secrets the recordings contained.”
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This Megachurch Warned of Hell. Then It Concealed Its Own Sins.
“A group of former members wants a reckoning.”
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How Columbia Ignored Women, Undermined Prosecutors and Protected a Predator For More Than 20 Years
“For decades, patients warned Columbia about the behavior of obstetrician Robert Hadden. Columbia let him keep working.”
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I Never Called Her Momma
“I always saw crack as the source of my family’s problems. But I learned that addiction went back in our family long before the crack epidemic—as did poverty and neglect.”
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Best of 2022: Investigative Reporting
The incredible stories that exposed abuses of both power and people.
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‘Stay Away From Miller’
A pioneering humanities program shaped a generation of students and brought acclaim to a public high school in Los Angeles. But beneath the excellence lurked a culture of abuse.
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Marilyn Manson: The Monster Hiding in Plain Sight
“Even as speculation grew online that Warner was Wood’s alleged abuser, the traditional media remained largely silent. Virtually no major outlets prior to 2020 directly referenced or alluded to the accusations against him in their profiles, interviews, or album reviews.”
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The Stories Only Women Are Told
“Women need to keep talking. To one another, sure. But also, to the boys and men we hold dear—and not just in times like these, in times of crisis when it feels like we are simply shouting our despair into the void.”