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Letters From the February 26, 2018, Issue Letters From the February 26, 2018, Issue

A rose is a rose is a rose?… Lawyers, yes, but Christian?… Dishonorable mention…

Feb 1, 2018 / Our Readers

Forensic Science Put Jimmy Genrich in Prison for 24 Years. What if It Wasn’t Science?

Forensic Science Put Jimmy Genrich in Prison for 24 Years. What if It Wasn’t Science? Forensic Science Put Jimmy Genrich in Prison for 24 Years. What if It Wasn’t Science?

A special investigation reveals a disastrous flaw affecting thousands of criminal convictions.

Feb 1, 2018 / Feature / Meehan Crist and Tim Requarth

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It’s a Worldwide Trend: More Women Are Being Imprisoned Than Ever Before It’s a Worldwide Trend: More Women Are Being Imprisoned Than Ever Before

As globalization has pushed more women into the labor market, it has also made them more susceptible to criminalization.

Feb 1, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Marine School Shooting Drill

Teachers Are Being Trained to Shoot Their Students Teachers Are Being Trained to Shoot Their Students

But we can’t shoot our way out of America’s gun-violence crisis.

Feb 1, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

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Was There Anything Actually True in Trump’s State of the Union? Was There Anything Actually True in Trump’s State of the Union?

Harold Meyerson on Trump, and Meehan Crist and Tim Requarth on phony forensics.

Jan 31, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Twitter Broken Glass

The News Is Breaking The News Is Breaking

Poor reporting and the chaos of social media have put responsible journalism in grave danger.

Jan 31, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman

Latinos Are the Key to Taking Back the Senate in 2018

Latinos Are the Key to Taking Back the Senate in 2018 Latinos Are the Key to Taking Back the Senate in 2018

A smart infusion of time and money could flip Arizona, Nevada, and Texas.

Jan 31, 2018 / Steve Phillips

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A Conversation With Richard Falk, Part 2 A Conversation With Richard Falk, Part 2

On Israel, Palestine, and his work as a UN special rapporteur.

Jan 31, 2018 / Patrick Lawrence

Trump Is Trying to Deport Her—She’s Attending His State of the Union

Trump Is Trying to Deport Her—She’s Attending His State of the Union Trump Is Trying to Deport Her—She’s Attending His State of the Union

Maru Mora Villalpando is one of a dozen activists attending tonight’s speech whose life hang in the balance.

Jan 30, 2018 / Julianne Hing

Berlin Wall

1989 Was the Year That Brought Us Trump 1989 Was the Year That Brought Us Trump

In present-day Washington, no one can deny that the chickens have come home to roost.

Jan 30, 2018 / Andrew J. Bacevich

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