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They Defunded The Ponies
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Patrick Redford
December 11, 2024
College Football
Police Pepper Spray Players During Michigan-Ohio State Postgame Fight
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Diana Moskovitz
December 1, 2024
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NFL
Body Cam Footage Shows Miami-Dade Police Unnecessarily Escalating Tyreek Hill’s Traffic Stop
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Samer Kalaf
September 10, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘Rebel Ridge’ Is As Sharp As Revenge Thrillers Get
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Nicholas Russell
September 9, 2024
NFL
Tyreek Hill Had A Hell Of A Day
122
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Samer Kalaf
September 9, 2024
Politics
UCLA Chooses Violence Over Divestment
246
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Patrick Redford
May 1, 2024
Capital
In The Fight For Justice, The Police Can Only Be On One Side
242
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Dan Berger
May 3, 2023
NBA
Report: Memphis Cops Dragged Their Feet On Investigating Ja Morant’s Altercations
74
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Giri Nathan
April 6, 2023
Arts And Culture
The Gunplay Of ‘John Wick’ Is A Bit Too Real For Comfort
286
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Nicholas Russell
March 29, 2023
Policing
Cop City Is A Step Toward Cop Nation
411
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Israel Daramola
January 27, 2023
Policing
Georgia Cops Attempt Futile Drug Bust On Delaware State Lax Team, Then Lie About It
321
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Dan McQuade
May 12, 2022
Policing
Witnesses To Killing Of Peyton Ham By Maryland Cop Come Forward, Call It Murder
243
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Dave McKenna
November 11, 2021
Policing
42 Seconds After This Photo Was Taken, Police Shot Peyton Ham Dead
268
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Dave McKenna
October 20, 2021
Policing
A Teen With A Toy Was Killed By Police, And Few Want To Talk About It
240
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Dave McKenna
September 29, 2021
Politics
It Is Unconscionable That The Gay Community Has Ostracized Me Simply Because I Was Born A Cop
180
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Lauren Theisen
May 19, 2021
Journalismism
Police Say A Lot Of Things
367
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Barry Petchesky
April 16, 2021
Science
Boston Dynamics: Robot Cop Dog Should Not Be Used To Intimidate
137
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Patrick Redford
February 24, 2021
NFL
The Fear Doesn’t End When The Abuse Does
81
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Diana Moskovitz
February 2, 2021
NFL
The Seattle Seahawks Deserve No Credit For Dropping Chad Wheeler
103
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Diana Moskovitz
January 27, 2021
Politics
I Don’t Know What The Answer Is, But It’s Definitely Not More Cops
375
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Lauren Theisen
January 8, 2021
NFL
Green Bay Packers Unveil Plan For Enacting Social Justice: Fund The Police
132
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Tom Ley
December 16, 2020
Track And Field
The University Of Utah Finally Owned Up To Not Stopping Lauren McCluskey’s Murder
110
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Diana Moskovitz
October 23, 2020