After Random Attacks, NY Renews Push for Involuntary Commitment

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On the morning of November 18, New York City police reported that a man fatally stabbed three people in a seemingly random spree in Midtown Manhattan. The victims included a construction worker in Chelsea, a man fishing along the East River, and a woman sitting on a bench near the United Nations headquarters. A cab […]
Serena Lin

The Looming Danger of Trump’s January 6 Pardons

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Four years ago, after thousands of people were incited by losing presidential candidate Donald Trump to storm the US Capitol and try to prevent Joe Biden from taking office, the FBI began one of its largest criminal investigations ever. Those efforts remain ongoing but may soon largely be undone by Trump, using the clemency powers […]
Mark Follman

What the Most Famous Book About Trauma Gets Wrong

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“You have to read this book,” my new psychologist informed me. As a teenager, I was raped by a hostel employee. For years after, I spent every waking moment trying to avoid the gruesome memories—which instead haunted me at night. I wanted nothing more than to share my story, certain that I’d feel immediate relief. […]
Emi Nietfeld

From Africa to America, Here’s How Climate Protest Is Being Criminalized

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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Back in early August, I reported on the arrest of two climate activists outside the New York headquarters of Citibank, one of the world’s largest fossil fuel financiers and target of a campaign known as Summer of Heat. John Mark Rozendaal, a […]
Nina Lakhani