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June 14, 2016
Alexander Chee
The Courage of Being Queer
The LGBT community will turn grief into resolve after the Orlando massacre.
May 26, 2016
Sarah Weinman
O.J.: Made in America: How Do You Like Him Now?
The new documentary shows how O.J. Simpson became whatever you wanted him to be—narcissist, athlete, hero, or murderer.
April 8, 2016
Clio Chang
Bill Clinton is “almost” sorry for his heated argument with Black Lives Matter protesters.
April 7, 2016
Clio Chang
Bill Clinton is stuck in the 90s.
March 25, 2016
Clio Chang
Preet Bharara: The Justice Hunter.
March 4, 2016
Adam Peck
Is the LAPD in possession of the murder weapon from the O.J. Simpson trial?
February 9, 2016
Bijan Stephen
Maryland’s felons now have the right to vote, before they complete probation or are paroled.
February 8, 2016
Laura Marsh
Hae Min Lee’s family reminds us the Serial case is real life.
January 21, 2016
Dennis Henigan
Dear Democrats, Stop Worrying About Paranoid Gun Owners
A new political strategy to reduce gun violence in America.
January 20, 2016
Noah Berlatsky
Child Sex Workers’ Biggest Threat: The Police
January 8, 2016
Ryan Kearney
Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera has been caught. Again.
January 8, 2016
Laura Marsh
Making a Murderer’s Dean Strang doesn’t like looking at himself.
January 6, 2016
Sarah Marshall
Making a Murderer and the New True Crime
Netflix’s complex story of injustice makes us better citizens—and perhaps even more effective jurors.
January 5, 2016
Esther Breger
One of the jurors in Steven Avery’s trial is now recanting his guilty vote, according to Making a Murderer filmmakers.
January 4, 2016
Sarah Weinman
Making a Murderer’s Lawyer Hero
Dean Strang wrote a book about a 1917 miscarriage of justice in Milwaukee. The parallels with Steven Avery's case are striking.
December 31, 2015
Michael Thomsen
The Worrying Rise of Automated Parole
Vending machine-style kiosks are replacing parole officers, which means less rehabilitation work and more surveillance.
December 30, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
The “affluenza” teen’s mom is facing more jail time than he is.
December 29, 2015
Sasha Belenky
Thieves return stolen items to police, wish them “happy holidays.”
December 28, 2015
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Crime in U.S. cities fell slightly in 2015, but not according to citizens.
December 28, 2015
Laura Marsh
Five books you should read, now that you’ve watched Making A Murderer and have no idea what to do.

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