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Archives for December 2014

Criminal Justice
Ohio’s legislature just voted to make its executions more secretiveOhio’s legislature just voted to make its executions more secretive
Criminal Justice

Lethal injection drug suppliers will be able to remain anonymous under the bill.

By German Lopez
North Korea
North Korea behind Sony hack, official US investigation findsNorth Korea behind Sony hack, official US investigation finds
North Korea

A US government investigation blames North Korea for the Sony hack.

By Zack Beauchamp
Criminal Justice
A judge tossed the conviction of a black 14-year-old boy who was executed 70 years agoA judge tossed the conviction of a black 14-year-old boy who was executed 70 years ago
Criminal Justice

An all-white jury took only ten minutes to find the teen guilty in 1944.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
archives
This powerful quote captures what life is like for Cubans under embargoThis powerful quote captures what life is like for Cubans under embargo
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Cuban writer Yoani Sánchez put it perfectly in a 2008 interview.

By Max Fisher
Culture
Sony won’t release The Interview Christmas Day after allSony won’t release The Interview Christmas Day after all
Culture

The decision comes after AMC pulled the film, while Regal delayed its release.

By Emily St. James
Culture
Judd Apatow and Jimmy Kimmel blast “cowardice” of theater owners who pulled The InterviewJudd Apatow and Jimmy Kimmel blast “cowardice” of theater owners who pulled The Interview
Culture

The film was pulled from several major theater chains after terrorist threats.

By Timothy B. Lee
North Korea
This chart shows how North Korea gets away with such bad behaviorThis chart shows how North Korea gets away with such bad behavior
North Korea

Despite everything, the Hermit Kingdom is actually becoming less isolated.

By Max Fisher
archives
Sorry haters, The Simpsons, which turns 25 today, is still really good.Sorry haters, The Simpsons, which turns 25 today, is still really good.
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A summer marathon shows the series found a reliably entertaining level after its decline.

By Emily St. James
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Rebel group FARC issues unilateral ceasefire after 50 years of war in ColombiaRebel group FARC issues unilateral ceasefire after 50 years of war in Colombia
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The war that has killed 220,000 people and raged since 1964 may finally be nearing an end.

By Amanda Taub
Culture
Actor Stephen Collins confesses to sexually abusing three girlsActor Stephen Collins confesses to sexually abusing three girls
Culture

“I deeply regret the mistakes I’ve made and any pain I have caused these three women,” Collins writes in a statement to People magazine.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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13 drug offenders get a Christmas present from Obama13 drug offenders get a Christmas present from Obama
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The president pardons 8 felons, and commutes 12 prisoners’ sentences

By Dara Lind
Politics
Study: The wealth gap between the middle- and upper-classes is the largest on recordStudy: The wealth gap between the middle- and upper-classes is the largest on record
Politics

The gap in the net worth between the haves and have-mores just keeps getting wider

By Danielle Kurtzleben
Billions of dollars are spent on lobbying that we have no idea about
Politics

A conversation about DC’s shadowy influence industry.

By Andrew Prokop
Culture
Characters are way more likely to die in a children’s movieCharacters are way more likely to die in a children’s movie
Culture

Mortality is real, we tell the children. It’s okay to cry.

By Kelsey McKinney
Health Care
7 reasons to end the Cuba embargo7 reasons to end the Cuba embargo
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Health Care

These seven facts show why the Cuba embargo is a totally failed policy.

By Zack Beauchamp