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Retro Report’s mission is to arm the public with a more complete picture of today’s most important stories. We correct the record, expose myths and provide historical context to the fast-paced news of our world today using investigative journalism and narrative storytelling.
Retro Report is founded on the conviction that without an engaging and forward-looking review of high-profile events and the news coverage surrounding them, we lose a critical opportunity to understand the lessons of history. The long term mission is to provide a permanent living library where viewers can gain new insight into the events that continue to impact our lives today.
Retro Report has produced more than 150 short documentaries and video series and partnered with The New York Times, The New Yorker, PBS, NBC, Politico, the Guardian, Univision, Quartz and others. Source
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| Language | English, Spanish |
| Country | United States of America |
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Search ArticlesLesson Plan: How Heroin Spread Beyond Cities and Changed Drug Policy
Drug addiction and the government’s response to it have been among the most consequential public policy issues of the past 50 years. Communities across the United States have experienced the effects of addiction, drug-related crime and the policies designed to address them. The American system of federalism has led federal, state and local governments to adopt different approaches to responding to drug addiction and its effects.
Lesson Plan: Y2K and Lessons for Public Policy
The Y2K bug was a technical challenge involving how computers stored dates at the end of the 20th century. While it led to significant public concern and various predictions of societal disruption, it also prompted a massive, coordinated response from both the private sector and the federal government.
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Baby Brokers - Retro Report
The adoption industry in the U.S. is currently a multi-billion-dollar business, with prospective parents far exceeding the number of infants placed for adoption each year. Many states have strict laws that govern adoptions.
‘Incredibly Transactional’: How Agencies & Brokers Lure Pregnant Women Across State Lines for ‘Adoption Tourism’
If you’re pregnant in the U.S. and search for help online, what paid ads are you likely to see? According to one nonprofit’s analysis, you might be served an “overwhelming amount” of ads from adoption agencies in Utah. The state’s history of lax adoption regulations has made it an epicenter of a practice that’s been described as “adoption tourism,” in which pregnant women are lured far from their home states — sometimes by unlicensed, so-called “baby brokers” — to give birth.
Lesson Plan: The A.D.A. and Its Economic Impact
The Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) represents the culmination of years of work by disability rights activists. The law required changes to public buildings, private buildings, transportation, education and telecommunications, but did not provide funding to help meet those mandates.
Lesson Plan: People and the Panama Canal
A project 400 years in the making, the Panama Canal is a man-made waterway that connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, making international trade and travel easier and cheaper. First attempted by the French, the canal project was purchased by the United States in 1904 and completed 10 years later. The United States continued to exercise sovereignty over the Panama Canal and the Canal Zone throughout the 20th century.
Best of Spring: Most Popular Interactive Tools of 2026 So Far
Every year, interactive materials are among the most popular resources on the Retro Report website. This spring was no exception. Here are the interactive tools most frequently used in classrooms across the country so far in 2026, spanning U.S. History, Geography, Environmental Science and Government. This interactive timeline traces the tumultuous period from the post-World War II era through the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Lesson Plan: Who Owns the Moon?
For centuries, the moon has held cultural, spiritual and scientific significance. Scientists have studied it in increasing detail, and astronauts have explored its surface. Yet questions about how humans should use and relate to the moon remain unsettled. A recent debate involving the Navajo Nation and two private companies seeking to send human remains to the moon highlights differing views about the moon’s meaning and appropriate use.
Lesson Plan: The Debate Over Independence
In the years leading up to the American Revolution, many colonists still considered themselves loyal British subjects, even as tensions with Great Britain continued to grow. The Boston Tea Party and the British government’s harsh response pushed colonists toward greater resistance and eventually armed conflict. The decision to declare independence was far from certain, however, as many colonists believed there were strong reasons to remain connected to the British Empire.