Subway Arrests Are Up 300 Percent Under de Blasio and Bratton. Why? Subway Arrests Are Up 300 Percent Under de Blasio and Bratton. Why?
Overall stops and arrests are down, but arrests of panhandlers and peddlers are way up.
Mar 6, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
US Border Agents Intentionally Stepped in Front of Moving Vehicles to Justify Shooting at Them US Border Agents Intentionally Stepped in Front of Moving Vehicles to Justify Shooting at Them
An internal review of the US Border Patrol raises serious questions about the agency’s use-of-force policy.
Feb 28, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
The Battle for Kiev The Battle for Kiev
All parties involved share responsibility for the failure of negotiations and the escalation of violence in Ukraine.
Feb 21, 2014 / Nicolai N. Petro
Why Men in Sheepskin Hats Are Whipping Pussy Riot in Sochi Why Men in Sheepskin Hats Are Whipping Pussy Riot in Sochi
Even before the whipping, the professionalism of the Cossack hosts springing up around Russia was unclear.
Feb 20, 2014 / Alec Luhn
After an FBI Agent Checked the Wrong Box, a Woman Was Barred From US Entry for 9 Years After an FBI Agent Checked the Wrong Box, a Woman Was Barred From US Entry for 9 Years
A federal ruling reveals a wrongly checked box landed Rahinah Ibrahim on the TSA's no-fly list.
Feb 7, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Lawsuit Claims Chicago Police Conducted Illegal Strip Searches in Public Lawsuit Claims Chicago Police Conducted Illegal Strip Searches in Public
One plaintiff also alleges that an officer charged her with drug possession on planted heroin.
Jan 31, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
The Effects of Ignoring Systemic Racism The Effects of Ignoring Systemic Racism
Individual racism may be hurtful, but the systemic carries much more ruthless consequences.
Jan 27, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Could an Interpreter Have Prevented NYPD Officers From Bloodying an 84-Year-Old Jaywalker? Could an Interpreter Have Prevented NYPD Officers From Bloodying an 84-Year-Old Jaywalker?
Kang Wong’s case highlights the need for language access services in police departments.
Jan 21, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Study: Nearly Half of All Black Men Are Arrested by Their Twenty-Third Birthday Study: Nearly Half of All Black Men Are Arrested by Their Twenty-Third Birthday
Early arrests can haunt American youths for the rest of their lives.
Jan 21, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
As Obama Talks Surveillance, What Are NYC’s Spies Up To? As Obama Talks Surveillance, What Are NYC’s Spies Up To?
Mayor de Blasio inherits an intelligence apparatus that has spied on Muslims, infiltrated protest groups and created a huge electronic surveillance network.
Jan 17, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy