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Former Los Angeles Deputy: We Beat, Slapped and Tased Inmates Without Provocation

Former Los Angeles Deputy: We Beat, Slapped and Tased Inmates Without Provocation Former Los Angeles Deputy: We Beat, Slapped and Tased Inmates Without Provocation

An ex-deputy testified in court about the culture of abuse pervading Los Angeles County jails.

Jun 4, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Obama’s Climate Regulations: A Step in the Right Direction, but Nowhere Close to What We Need

Obama’s Climate Regulations: A Step in the Right Direction, but Nowhere Close to What We Need Obama’s Climate Regulations: A Step in the Right Direction, but Nowhere Close to What We Need

How about a 40 percent cut by 2030 based on 1990 levels?

Jun 4, 2014 / The Editors

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Why We’re Shocked by White Heroin Use Why We’re Shocked by White Heroin Use

Do white pundits, reporters and TV producers have a no-snitch policy on exposing crises in the white community?

Jun 4, 2014 / Ishmael Reed

Can the Internet Be a ‘People’s Platform’? A Q&A With Astra Taylor

Can the Internet Be a ‘People’s Platform’? A Q&A With Astra Taylor Can the Internet Be a ‘People’s Platform’? A Q&A With Astra Taylor

Her new book reconsiders how democratic the digital world really is.

Jun 4, 2014 / Sarah Leonard

Sex Trafficking, Lies & Money: Lessons From the Somaly Mam Scandal

Sex Trafficking, Lies & Money: Lessons From the Somaly Mam Scandal Sex Trafficking, Lies & Money: Lessons From the Somaly Mam Scandal

Why exactly did the telegenic Cambodian campaigner use fake trafficking victims to raise philanthropic cash from Westerners? And when will Nicholas Kristof ever learn?

Jun 4, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Why Is It Illegal to Export American Oil?

Why Is It Illegal to Export American Oil? Why Is It Illegal to Export American Oil?

Some companies want the ban dropped.

Jun 4, 2014 / Simon Davis-Cohen

New Mass Murder, Old Lesson

New Mass Murder, Old Lesson New Mass Murder, Old Lesson

Why we avoid talking about the one thing that might stop the next bloodbath

Jun 4, 2014 / Column / Richard Kim

The VA Scandal The VA Scandal

The verdict’s in on E. Shinseki. Because the VA’s now a wreck, he Must be replaced at last. So let’s Let someone else neglect the vets.

Jun 4, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin

This Simple Fix Could Lift Hundreds of Thousands of Working Women Out of Poverty

This Simple Fix Could Lift Hundreds of Thousands of Working Women Out of Poverty This Simple Fix Could Lift Hundreds of Thousands of Working Women Out of Poverty

How can we help to make sure that Walmart’s employees can both financially support their children and tuck them in at night?

Jun 4, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Here’s What Anyone Who Cares About the Planet Needs to Know About the EPA’s New Regulations

Here’s What Anyone Who Cares About the Planet Needs to Know About the EPA’s New Regulations Here’s What Anyone Who Cares About the Planet Needs to Know About the EPA’s New Regulations

The Obama administration’s new targets to reduce carbon emissions are a step in the right direction, but we need to demand much more.

Jun 4, 2014 / Mark Hertsgaard

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