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The Killing of Richard Oakes

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands September 20, 2023September 21, 2023

“Oakes had sparked an iconic 1960s protest, the occupation of Alcatraz Island.”

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Ginni and Clarence: A Love Story

by Seyward Darby June 29, 2023June 29, 2023

“How they saved one another, raged against their enemies, and brought the American experiment to the brink.”

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The Fugitive Heiress Next Door

by Seyward Darby June 28, 2023June 28, 2023

“How a reclusive woman’s past in suburban D.C. sparked a true-crime sensation in Brazil—and a national reckoning over the status of household servants.”

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A Few Good Men

by Seyward Darby May 25, 2023May 25, 2023

“Jordan Neely’s killer and the racist violence at the heart of the American imperial project.”

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A Trucker’s Kidnapping, a Suspicious Ransom, and a Colorado Family’s Perilous Quest for Justice

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands May 2, 2023May 3, 2023

“The killings laid bare a dark side of the transmigrante industry.”

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‘Nothing Will Go Wrong. It’s Paradise.’

by Seyward Darby April 19, 2023April 19, 2023

“Numerous passengers traveling on major cruise lines such as Carnival and Disney say in court documents that they were raped and assaulted — oftentimes by crew members.”

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Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire

by Seyward Darby April 6, 2023April 6, 2023

“For decades, Justice Clarence Thomas has secretly accepted luxury trips from a major Republican donor, newly obtained documents and interviews show.”

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Listen

by Seyward Darby April 5, 2023April 5, 2023

“A story about what happens when the people and institutions that are supposed to protect, fail.”

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The Landlord & the Tenant

by Seyward Darby March 8, 2023March 8, 2023

“A young mother rents a house near Milwaukee. The previous tenant tells her, ‘Baby, they shouldn’t have let you move in.'”

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What Happened to the Women Prisoners at Hickman’s Farms

by Seyward Darby March 1, 2023March 2, 2023

“During the pandemic, in an unheard-of experiment, incarcerated women in Arizona were moved to a prison camp on a multimillion-dollar private farm, where hazardous, meagerly paid work changed their lives forever.”

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