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Scott Michels
Scott Michels is a Producer at Retro Report. He previously covered national legal news for ABC News. His work has also appeared in U.S.News & World Report, The New York Daily News and other publications. He is a graduate of New York University School of Law and Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, where he has also been an adjunct assistant professor.

Unprepared: Lessons From Two Massive Oil Spills

A New Housing Program to Fight Poverty has an Unexpected History

How Watergate and Citizens United Shaped Campaign Finance Law

Extremism in America: Out of the Shadows

Extremism in America: A Surge in Violence

Extremism in America: Missed Warnings

Extremism in America: The Oklahoma City Bombing

Extremism in America: Emergence of The Order

How Prop. 187 Transformed the Immigration Debate and California Politics

9/11 Heroes: Surviving the Biggest Attack on U.S. Soil
First responders who survived 9/11 don’t want the day to be forgotten.
For teachers: This video is part of a collection of resources including four short films, each accompanied by a lesson plan and student activity.

How the Military Response to 9/11 Led to Two Decades of War in Afghanistan
Officials who drove the decades-long war in Afghanistan look back on the strategic mistakes and misjudgments that led to a 20-year quagmire.
For teachers: This video is part of a collection of resources including four short films, each accompanied by a lesson plan and student activity.

We’re Catching More Diseases From Wild Animals, and It’s Our Fault.

Poll Watchers and the Long History of Voter Intimidation

Bush v. Gore: How a Recount Dispute Affects Voting Today

The Domestic Violence Case That Turned Outrage Into Action

Racial Inequality Was Tearing the U.S. Apart, a 1968 Report Warned. It Was Ignored.

Combating the Myth of the Superpredator

Trump’s Immigration Rhetoric Echoes a Bitter Fight from the 90s

How Segregation Influenced Evangelical Political Activism

The Roots of Evangelicals’ Political Fervor

Operation Ceasefire: Inside a Community's Radical Approach to Gang Violence

The Back Story on Bad Forensic Science

Sanctuary Cities: An Uproar That Began Long Ago

How Zero Tolerance Blurred the Lines Between Schools and Criminal Justice

What Is a Healthy Diet? The Answers Are Unsatisfying

Bliss Point: How Food Companies Make Us Crave Their Products

Is the Key to Obesity All in Your Gut?

The Unexpected Science of Exercise

Why Waco is Still a Battleground in the 2nd Amendment Debate

E. Coli Outbreaks Changed Food Production, But How Safe Are We?

Flawed Evidence: The Limits of Science in the Crime Lab

Crime and Punishment: Three Strikes and You’re Out

Toxic Waste in the Neighborhood: The Love Canal Disaster
