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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Abuse and Neglect in the County Jails of Arkansas

Olivia PaschalMarch 8, 2017March 9, 2017

This isn’t the first time the Lawrence County Jail has been accused of impropriety since its founding in 1965.

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Under Authoritarian Rule: Feminist and LGBTQ Activism in China

Julia DingFebruary 21, 2017February 21, 2017

“The common enemy is authoritarianism, no matter where.”

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El Chapo: Trial Awaits You

Jack TubioJanuary 31, 2017January 31, 2017

Guzman’s Sinaloa Cartel, smuggling hundreds of thousands of pounds of narcotics from Colombia and through Mexico, has transported more drugs to the United States than any other organization.

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The Lawyers Who Vanished: Suppression of Political Dissent on the Rise in China

Sonny StephensAugust 12, 2016

The Chinese government recently sentenced a lawyer at a human rights firm to seven years in prison, one of hundreds of such convictions since mid-2015. Sonny Stephens walks us through Xi Jinping’s campaign to crack down on anti-government dissent and use of filmed public confessions to discredit his enemies.

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Expansion at a Cost: NYU Goes to China

Cindy HwangJuly 12, 2013August 7, 2013

When American universities expand to China, academic freedom may suffer.

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