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January 18, 2016
Steven Cohen
The Democrats finally got around to mentioning “structural racism” Sunday, but they still didn’t debate it.
December 30, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
The “affluenza” teen’s mom is facing more jail time than he is.
December 17, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
A Washington cop reportedly bullied a rape victim by threatening to eliminate her subsidized housing.
December 10, 2015
Caren Morrison
How the Justice System Fails Us After Police Shootings
"... 1,058 people have been killed by police this year to date alone, and most of the time, no legal charges follow."
November 16, 2015
Steven Cohen
The Democrats Have Learned to Say, 'Black Lives Matter.' Now What?
Why Democrats can't get complacent about police brutality.
October 30, 2015
Jamil Smith
Hillary Clinton's Racial Justice Platform Is Finally Taking Shape
Amidst protests, the Democratic frontrunner announced three new platform initiatives Friday
October 30, 2015
Spencer Amdur
The Supreme Court Takes On the All-White Jury
The high court on Monday will confront a sordid history of juror suppression
October 19, 2015
Spencer Woodman
Chris Hansen Is Back to Catching Predators
Only this time there's no NBC, just a star and his crowd-funded crew of online vigilantes
August 19, 2015
Jamil Smith
What Black Lives Matter Made Clear to Hillary Clinton
Public policy can't be the only—or even primary—weapon against structural racism
August 6, 2015
Suzy Khimm
"In the End ... No One Really Cared"
The failure of criminal justice reform in Missouri
July 31, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Campus Police Are Armed and Empowered
Why would a University of Cincinnati officer pull over a non-student motorist for a minor infraction?
May 18, 2015
Stephen Lurie
You Can’t Reform the Criminal Justice System by Cutting Costs
May 13, 2015
Joel Gillin
Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Get Hired
A single tweak to job applications would change the lives of millions of ex-cons
May 7, 2015
Matthew Pratt Guterl
What Is David Brooks's Purpose?
The Times columnist says moral debate is dying. He must not be paying attention to #BlackLivesMatter.
May 5, 2015
Stacia L. Brown
The Luxury of Hope
What the Baltimore prosecutor's charges in the Freddie Gray case mean to native residents
May 3, 2015
Suzy Khimm
"We're Going to Protect Our Community Ourselves"
Baltimore's gangs came together to protect their community. But is that all they want?
May 1, 2015
Jamil Smith
Baltimore's Prosecutor Gets It
The charges in the Freddie Gray case show that scaring cops is the best way to fight police abuse
April 29, 2015
Suzy Khimm
"They Can’t Lock Everybody Up"
Counting down to curfew with Freddie Gray's neighbors in Baltimore
April 27, 2015
Petra Bartosiewicz
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Sentencing Is Putting Everyone Through Hell
April 22, 2015
Cristian Farias
The Supreme Court Just Checked Cops' Power to Extend Traffic Stops

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