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Posted inEditor's Pick

The Out-of-Control Spread of Crowd-Control Tech

by Seyward Darby February 14, 2023February 14, 2023

“Broken bones. Eye trauma. Brain injuries. How America’s sketchy “less-lethal” weapons industry exports its insidious brand of violence around the world.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Qualified Immunity: How ‘Ordinary Police Work’ Tramples Civil Rights

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands June 23, 2021October 19, 2022

“There is little to no accountability behind the closed doors of police work.”

Posted inCurrent Events, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

‘I Mostly Feel Like My Voice Matters’: A Portland Journalist on Protests, Police Violence, and Enduring Trauma

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands July 23, 2020October 19, 2022

A reporter covering the protests in Portland reflects on fear and trauma, police violence, and her voice as a journalist.

Posted inEditor's Pick

I Know How to Cover a Portland Protest. So Why Am I Shaking?

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands July 22, 2020October 19, 2022

Journalist Karina Brown, who’s covering the protests in Portland, writes a personal essay on trauma, sexual assault, and police violence.

Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

The Prank that Killed Andrew Finch

by Krista Stevens October 24, 2018October 19, 2022

How a malevolent, remorseless online troll and the shoot-first, ask questions later mode of policing added up to a real-life tragedy in Wichita Kansas.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women

Silence is a Lonely Country: A Prayer in Twelve Parts

by Sadia Hassan July 13, 2018October 19, 2022

A poet reflects on finding her words in the face of injustice.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women

Silence is a Lonely Country: A Prayer in Twelve Parts

by Sadia Hassan July 13, 2018October 19, 2022

A poet reflects on finding her words in the face of injustice.

Posted inEditor's Pick

O, Small-bany!

by Sari Botton May 7, 2018October 19, 2022

Writer Elisa Albert’s notes from a bygone spring in her adopted hometown.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women

O, Small-bany! Part 1: Spring

by Elisa Albert May 7, 2018October 19, 2022

A bygone spring: notes from an adopted hometown.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women

O, Small-bany! Part 1: Spring

by Elisa Albert May 7, 2018October 19, 2022

A bygone spring: notes from an adopted hometown.

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