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Can the DOJ Reform the Baltimore Police Department?
An examination of the limitations of previous federal interventions aiming to reform troubled departments.
Sgt. James Brown, 26, Survived Two Tours in Iraq Only to Die Begging for His Life in Texas Jail
A shocking video from inside the jail raises new questions.
Say Her Name: Families Seek Justice in Overlooked Police Killings of African-American Women
Less attention has been paid to women who have been killed by police.
DrewChristopher Joy on White Racial Justice Organizing in Maine in Black Lives Matter Times
Organizer DrewChristopher Joy talks about the challenges of inspiring working-class Whites in Maine to engage in the racial justice fight.
Destroying What Remains: How the US Navy Plans to War Game the Arctic
If you live in a coastal town or city, odds are that the Navy is coming your way, if it's not already there.
“Something Better” Than Detention for Immigrants?
Electronic monitoring is cheaper, but it's not humane.
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Accountability? How Overseers Let Charters Off the Hook; $3.3 Billion Spent
The oversight of the $3.3 billion disbursed within the charter schools is deeply flawed.
Derailing Amtrak: Tracking the Latest Disaster in the Infrastructure Crisis
The underfunding of US infrastructure was underscored by a fatal train derailment on May 12.
Chicago Just Became the First US City to Pay Reparations to Victims of Police Torture
For nearly 20 years, officers of the Chicago Police Department tortured more than 100 people. How survivors and their lawyers won a decades-long fight.
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The United States “Liberated” Puerto Rico Only to Brutally Colonize It
The book “War Against All Puerto Ricans” is a vivid, detailed account of the brutal treatment of a people “liberated” from Spain.