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Why Are There So Few Black Economists at the Fed?
Monroe Gamble became the San Francisco Fed’s first Black research assistant in 2018. His path shows why fixing a striking diversity shortfall will take commitment.
It’s Time for Police to Stop Lying to Suspects
innocent people are in jail because detectives tricked them
The High-Risk Group Left Out of New York’s Vaccine Rollout
Virus cases are surging among incarcerated people at prisons and jails. But state officials have not announced when they will be vaccinated.
Puerto Rico declares state of emergency over gender violence crisis
For years, advocates have been asking the island's government to take action.
Malka Leifer: Israel extradites ex-principal accused of child sex abuse in Australia
Israel has extradited to Australia a former principal accused of sexually abusing girls at a school in Melbourne, following a six-year legal battle.
Is an Innocent Man Still Languishing on Death Row?
We’ve seen the DNA evidence in the Kevin Cooper case. It points elsewhere.
What Defines Domestic Abuse? Survivors Say It’s More Than Assault
The Congresswoman Cori Bush and the musician FKA twigs describe how manipulative, isolating conduct known as “coercive control” helped trap them in abusive relationships. Lawmakers are starting to listen.
Biden overrides Trump orders on diversity training
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Jan. 20 reversing a President Donald Trump order to restrict diversity training in the federal government that focuses on white privilege and race theory.
True-Crime Podcast Puts Spotlight on Irish Coach Accused of Abuse
The Irish police are investigating accusations that George Gibney, a former swim coach for Ireland now living in the United States, sexually abused two swimmers who came forward after hearing the podcast about him.
I Am Not a Soldier, but I Have Been Trained to Kill
A sprawling tactical industry is teaching American civilians how to fight like Special Ops forces. By preparing for violence at home, are they calling it into being?
Nine former public officials indicted on criminal charges in Flint Water Crisis
After 12 months of grand jury proceedings nine individuals have been indicted on a total of 42 counts related to the Flint Water Crisis.
Rape-Revenge Tales: Cathartic? Maybe. Incomplete? Definitely.
Films like “Promising Young Woman” should be especially urgent in the wake of #MeToo. Instead, they sell female characters short.
How ‘The Turner Diaries’ Incites White Supremacists
The 1978 novel, which Amazon recently removed from its site, depicts a right-wing assault on the Capitol. Scholars say the parallels with last week’s insurrection are clear and chilling.
Ireland publishes report on 'appalling' abuse at mother and baby homes
‘We embraced judgmental, moral certainty and perverse religious morality,’ says taoiseach
A federal judge has granted a stay of execution for the only woman on federal death row pending a competency hearing
A federal judge granted Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, a stay of execution pending a competency hearing — just hours before she was scheduled to die. to life imprisonment because she suffered sexual abuse from a young age. A federal judge issued a stay in her case late Monday.
First Woman to Face Federal Execution Since 1953 Seeks Reprieve
Lisa M. Montgomery is seeking to have her sentence for a gruesome murder reduced to life imprisonment because she suffered sexual abuse from a young age. A federal judge issued a stay in her case late Monday.