The Vaccine Tore Her Family Apart. Could a Death Bring Them Back Together?
“Laurel Haught moved out of her own home to escape her unvaccinated daughter. Now they are facing a funeral, the coming holidays and the divide splitting many American families.”
Have Democrats Reached the Limits of White Appeasement Politics?
In short: Pretty much.
Two Kids, a Loaded Gun and the Man Who Left a 4-Year-Old to Die
The children will never recover from what happened inside a D.C. apartment. The owner of the illegal gun faces far less serious consequences.
The Last Days Inside Trailer 83
“As climate disasters increase, a last-gasp FEMA camp for wildfire survivors tests the government’s obligation to the displaced.”
‘The Mansion on Emerson Street’
“After more than a year of allowing most homeless camps to remain intact so as not to displace people during the pandemic, cities across the country are now beginning to confront another public health crisis unfolding on their streets.”
The State of Ohio vs. a Sex-Trafficked Teenager
“The criminal justice system mishandled 15-year-old Alexis Martin’s case. Now she’s living with the consequences.”
After the Violence in ‘Football City, USA’
“A former NFL player killed seven people, including himself, in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Now this football-obsessed town is grappling with the game’s dark side.”
‘Floyd was my man. But George Floyd is a movement.’
“The private grief of Courteney Ross, George Floyd’s girlfriend.”
The Girl in the Kent State Photo
“The Kent State Pietà, as it’s sometimes called, is one of those rare photos that fundamentally changed the way we see ourselves and the world around us.”
To Stay or To Go?
“Some immigrants have been withdrawing cases against their lawyers’ advice, saying they’re more afraid of being in detention during a coronavirus outbreak than of what might be waiting in the places they fled.”
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