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Archives for December 2014

Criminal Justice
Why some studies make campus rape look like an epidemic while others say it’s rareWhy some studies make campus rape look like an epidemic while others say it’s rare
Criminal Justice

Is the rate of campus sexual assault 1 in 5 — or 6 in 1,000?

By Libby Nelson
Culture
Maddie & Tae top the charts with feminist country musicMaddie & Tae top the charts with feminist country music
Culture

They aren’t the first women in country to do so, but they’re certainly leading a new, more direct feminist country charge.

By Kelsey McKinney
World Politics
Obama’s CIA chief won’t rule out torture in the futureObama’s CIA chief won’t rule out torture in the future
World Politics

CIA director John Brennan left open the possibility that the CIA could return to torturing people in the future, if they were given permission.

By Zack Beauchamp
#MeToo
Fashion icon Beverly Johnson: “Motherfucker” Bill Cosby drugged meFashion icon Beverly Johnson: “Motherfucker” Bill Cosby drugged me
#MeToo

The supermodel wrote a piece about her allegations for Vanity Fair.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
Criminal Justice
Overrepresentation of whites in police departments is getting worse, not betterOverrepresentation of whites in police departments is getting worse, not better
Criminal Justice

From 1950 to 1990, police departments started looking more like America. Then the trend reversed.

By Matthew Yglesias
World Politics
Feinstein live-tweeted a devastating takedown of the CIA director’s defense of tortureFeinstein live-tweeted a devastating takedown of the CIA director’s defense of torture
World Politics

CIA director John Brennan made terrible excuses for torture during a December 11 press conference. The lead force behind the Senate report is tearing them apart on Twitter in real time.

By Zack Beauchamp
Syria
ISIS leader: “If there was no American prison in Iraq, there would be no ISIS”ISIS leader: “If there was no American prison in Iraq, there would be no ISIS”
Syria

The secret history of how an American prison camp helped create ISIS, according to one of the group’s senior leaders.

By Zack Beauchamp
My uncle was the first person to die from Ebola in America.
Features

“Still today President Obama has not called on my grandmother to say, ‘my condolences.’”

By Josephus Weeks
Politics
‘1 in 5’: how a study of 2 colleges became the most cited campus sexual assault statistic‘1 in 5’: how a study of 2 colleges became the most cited campus sexual assault statistic
Politics

It’s a huge problem that we don’t really know how common sexual assault on campus is.

By Libby Nelson
Culture
Exodus: Gods and Kings is one of the year’s worst moviesExodus: Gods and Kings is one of the year’s worst movies
Culture

Imagine a movie written by an atheism subreddit, the congregation of a small evangelical Christian church, and a particularly excitable high school model UN team.

By Emily St. James
Climate
Congress stuck a few anti-environmental measures in the new spending billCongress stuck a few anti-environmental measures in the new spending bill
Climate

The bill would block protections for the threatened sage grouse and push for financing of coal plants overseas.

By Brad Plumer
Climate
Obama supports the spending bill. Is he making a huge mistake?Obama supports the spending bill. Is he making a huge mistake?
Climate

There’s so much for Obama to hate in this deal.

By Dylan Matthews
World Politics
A fascinating map of global speed limitsA fascinating map of global speed limits
World Politics

What’s the fastest speed limit where you live? This map will tell you.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
House GOP advances spending deal, barelyHouse GOP advances spending deal, barely
Politics

The vote was messy, but the outcome was never really in doubt.

By Andrew Prokop
Criminal Justice
Only 20 percent of college sexual assault victims report it to the policeOnly 20 percent of college sexual assault victims report it to the police
Criminal Justice

College women are less likely to report assaults — to police or anyone else — than young women who aren’t in college.

By Dara Lind