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The show somehow understands things about the pervasiveness and horror of violence and sexual abuse that most police procedurals don’t.
Mar 19, 2013 / Michelle Dean
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Mar 19, 2013 / George Zornick
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Mar 19, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
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Who'll be the lucky man (or troll) for you?
Mar 19, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
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Mar 19, 2013 / John Nichols
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We owe the people of Iraq an enormous debt.
Mar 18, 2013 / Phyllis Bennis
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Mar 18, 2013 / Maria Margaronis
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The party has always harbored conservatives and sell-outs to big business and pro-austerity boosters. The point is not to deny them, but to beat them.
Mar 18, 2013 / Rick Perlstein