Ryan Devereaux

Ryan Devereaux is a freelance journalist and a Fall 2010 intern at The Nation. 

An End to Stop-and-Frisk?

An End to Stop-and-Frisk? An End to Stop-and-Frisk?

There’s something wrong when the number of young black men stopped by police in New York City exceeds the number of young black men actually living in the city.

Jun 28, 2013 / Ryan Devereaux

‘We Were Handcuffing Kids For No Reason’: Stop-And-Frisk Goes On Trial

‘We Were Handcuffing Kids For No Reason’: Stop-And-Frisk Goes On Trial ‘We Were Handcuffing Kids For No Reason’: Stop-And-Frisk Goes On Trial

At the same time that Brooklyn residents poured into the streets over the killing of Kimani Gray, NYPD officers took the stand to describe the department's racist tactics.

Mar 28, 2013 / Ryan Devereaux

Is Obama’s Use of State Secrets Privilege the New Normal? Is Obama’s Use of State Secrets Privilege the New Normal?

The Obama administration has invoked the state secrets privilege for the second time in less than a month—this time in an effort to shut down discussion of the targeted kil...

Sep 29, 2010 / Ryan Devereaux

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