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February 6, 2023
Neo-Nazi Leader and Accomplice Arrested for Plot to “Completely Destroy” Baltimore
The pair planned to conduct sniper attacks on electrical substations in the majority-Black city.
January 10, 2020
The Most Popular Crook in America
The ominous approval ratings of Larry Hogan, the corrupt Republican governor of Maryland
February 20, 2018
Baltimore’s Lonely Fight for Police Reform
The trial of two crooked cops could mark a turning point for the broken department, despite Trump's indifference to the problem.
September 19, 2017
Magazine
Gone Baby Gone
In the wake of the housing crisis, a new breed of real estate investor is destroying America's cities.
July 27, 2016
All the officers in the Freddie Gray case will get off scot-free.
July 18, 2016
Freddie Gray broke his own neck.
May 23, 2016
Baltimore offers another reminder of how slanted the scales of justice are in cases of police killings.
September 3, 2015
How Baltimore Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby Became My Hero
The Baltimore State’s Attorney makes me optimistic about criminal justice reform
July 30, 2015
Ray Rice Doesn’t Deserve a Second Chance in the NFL
A pro football career should not be a reward for a domestic abuser’s contrition
May 11, 2015
How Social Scientists Try—and Sometimes Fail—to Predict Riots
May 8, 2015
The Fiscal Abandonment of West Baltimore
Freddie Gray's neighborhood needs financial help, but who will pay?
May 7, 2015
What Is David Brooks's Purpose?
The Times columnist says moral debate is dying. He must not be paying attention to #BlackLivesMatter.
May 7, 2015
Police Unions Aren't the Problem
Dismantling them would do little to end brutality and impunity
May 5, 2015
The Luxury of Hope
What the Baltimore prosecutor's charges in the Freddie Gray case mean to native residents
May 3, 2015
"We're Going to Protect Our Community Ourselves"
Baltimore's gangs came together to protect their community. But is that all they want?
May 1, 2015
An 18-Year-Old Baltimore Rioter Faces a Higher Bail Than the Cop Accused of Murdering Freddie Gray
May 1, 2015
Baltimore's Prosecutor Gets It
The charges in the Freddie Gray case show that scaring cops is the best way to fight police abuse
May 1, 2015
Liberal Policies Didn’t Fail Baltimore. Here’s What Did.
May 1, 2015
The White Man's Bargain
May 1, 2015
Republicans Say Baltimore Proves Social Welfare Doesn't Work. How Will Hillary Respond?

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