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Coal Ash May Be Making Pennsylvania Inmates Sick, and Now They’re Fighting to Shut Their Prison Down

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Tech

The US Military Is Getting Closer to Creating Self-Guided Bullets

05.01.15

By Mark Hay
Health

Did the American Psychological Association Help Legitimize CIA Torture?

04.30.15

By Allie Conti
Sex

When a God-Fearing Tennessee Community Waged War Against a Swinger’s Club, It Rebranded Itself as a Church

04.30.15

By Allie Conti
Freddie Gray Protests Broke Out Across America Last Night

04.30.15

By Kristen Gwynne
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04.29.15

By Allie Conti
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04.28.15

By Mike Pearl
Tech

Inside the Mildly Dystopic World of a Manhattan Security and Surveillance Expo

04.24.15

By John Surico
Nine Months After He Filmed Eric Garner’s Killing, the Cops Are Trying to Put Ramsey Orta Behind Bars

04.24.15

By Molly Crabapple
The Uphill Battle to Make Prison Safer for Trans Women

04.23.15

By Aviva Stahl
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04.22.15

By John Surico
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04.21.15

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