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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Police Violence
    Mike Brown didn’t commit any serious feloniesMike Brown didn’t commit any serious felonies
    Police Violence

    No word yet on Officer Darren Wilson’s juvenile record.

    By Dara Lind
    Immigration
    Obama might be delaying immigration action, againObama might be delaying immigration action, again
    Immigration

    A review of the White House’s on-again, off-again plans to change immigration policy — and why they might wait until after November

    By Dara Lind
    Police Violence
    Abuse is taken seriously when it’s caught on tapeAbuse is taken seriously when it’s caught on tape
    Police Violence

    It takes “overwhelming evidence” to get the public outraged over abuse — but more and more, incidents get caught on tape

    By Dara Lind
    Criminal Justice
    Why you shouldn’t take any crime stats seriouslyWhy you shouldn’t take any crime stats seriously
    Criminal Justice

    Skeptical that cops keep good stats on how many people they kill? The same problems apply even when there aren’t bodies to explain away

    By Dara Lind
    Police Violence
    An uneasy peace in FergusonAn uneasy peace in Ferguson
    Police Violence

    Protests in the St. Louis suburb have continued since Saturday. Here’s what we know about the events of the past few days.

    By German Lopez, Dara Lind and 2 more
    Police Violence
    Mike Brown’s pot smoking is irrelevantMike Brown’s pot smoking is irrelevant
    Police Violence
    By Dara Lind
    How deferred action empowers young immigrants
    Immigration

    Two years after the president created Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, immigration-rights activists are fighting to make sure it works

    By Dara Lind
    Police Violence
    Tear gas, riot gear on ninth night of protestsTear gas, riot gear on ninth night of protests
    Police Violence

    There are reports of journalists and children getting tear-gassed along with protesters.

    By German Lopez, Dara Lind and 1 more
    Police Violence
    Tonight’s Ferguson protests, in one mapTonight’s Ferguson protests, in one map
    Police Violence

    Showing where police and protesters are in Ferguson tonight

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Why there wasn’t accountability in FergusonWhy there wasn’t accountability in Ferguson
    archives

    Missouri Governor Jay Nixon just put the Missouri Highway Patrol in control of responding to Ferguson protest — ending four nights in which four different agencies were in charge

    By Dara Lind