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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Criminal Justice
    Don’t believe the hype — 2014 didn’t have a wave of cop murdersDon’t believe the hype — 2014 didn’t have a wave of cop murders
    Criminal Justice

    Putting the new statistics in context

    By Dara Lind
    Explainers
    Why police officers often resort to lethal force as their first responseWhy police officers often resort to lethal force as their first response
    Explainers

    Even with Tasers, police guidelines endorse lethal force as the first response for an officer who feels his life is in danger.

    By Dara Lind
    Police Violence
    18-year-old Antonio Martin killed by police officer in St. Louis suburb18-year-old Antonio Martin killed by police officer in St. Louis suburb
    Police Violence

    St. Louis County police say the victim was armed, and aimed a gun at the officer

    By Dara Lind
    Criminal Justice
    You can put body cameras on police — but who controls the footage?You can put body cameras on police — but who controls the footage?
    Criminal Justice

    Seattle’s trying to protect civilians’ privacy — without giving abusive cops a chance to manipulate the tape

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    Hondurans fled to the US because their lives were in danger. The US sent them back.Hondurans fled to the US because their lives were in danger. The US sent them back.
    Immigration

    They’re terrified to be seen in public — or even let their kids know where they are.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    One sentence that explains the politics of Obama’s immigration actionsOne sentence that explains the politics of Obama’s immigration actions
    Politics

    Hint: some of them care, some of them don’t.

    By Dara Lind
    Life
    This map shows why immigrants are the best hope for Middle AmericaThis map shows why immigrants are the best hope for Middle America
    Life

    Here’s where they’re saving American communities from population decline

    By Dara Lind
    Explainers
    5 ways race affects every step of death penalty cases5 ways race affects every step of death penalty cases
    Explainers

    African Americans are the people most likely to get sent to death row — and least likely to be on the jury that sends someone there

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    13 drug offenders get a Christmas present from Obama13 drug offenders get a Christmas present from Obama
    archives

    The president pardons 8 felons, and commutes 12 prisoners’ sentences

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    How Florida’s demographics made the US-Cuba deal possibleHow Florida’s demographics made the US-Cuba deal possible
    Politics

    The old “Cuban vote” doesn’t mean what it used to

    By Dara Lind