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How Often Do Wrongful Convictions Involve Black Defendants?
How have wrongful convictions historically been broken down by race?
A Teacher in Kabul

Zekerullah yearns for knowledge as well as justice, and he's willing to sacrifice for both.
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The Lash May Change, But the Pain Remains the Same: the Enduring Legacy of Slavery in Mississippi
I don't give a damn how much Southern pride people have; the only way anybody's going to find ambiguity in that chunk of history is if they manufacture it …
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Auto Mileage Reports Should Reflect Reality
With accurate and complete information, buyers can easily choose the cleaner cars that the Obama administration's mileage-and-emissions standards force automakers to build.
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Undercover in White America: Why Black Rage Is Conscious, Justified and Long Overdue
"I am still ‘undercover in White America.’ Citizens in Ferguson, Missouri are not. And their rage is not ‘senseless’ or ‘visceral’; it is the product of a life full …
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Let’s Treat Assad Fairly – Like Any Other Pro-West Dictator in the Middle East
The US government's unwillingness to overthrow the Assad government in Syria should not be a litmus test of US commitment to promoting democracy and human rights in the Middle …
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Paul Krugman | The “Libertarian Moment” Will Have to Wait
The libertarian vision of the society we actually have bears little resemblance to reality.
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Global Problems Call for Global Solutions
Pope Francis recommends the United Nations determine how best to cope with the spreading threat of the Islamic State.
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Ferguson Is All of Us
Instead of being able to reflect on the distance we have traveled since 1964, the horrific events unfolding in Ferguson, Missouri only served to remind us of how far …
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Food Fights: The Contested Terrain of the American Dinner Plate
The United States cannot afford food capitalism, given the interaction between health care costs and the Western diet. Nearly half a century ago, feminists put bodies on the political …