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Gangs
September 9, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Lauren Boebert’s Attempt to Mimic Trump’s Gang Claims Backfires
The Colorado Republican elevated Donald Trump’s conspiracy theory that Venezuelan gangs have taken over random apartment complexes.
August 31, 2020
Casey Michel
The “Oath Keepers” Are Today’s Blackshirts
In the Obama era, they resisted “presidential tyranny.” Now they want to help Trump crack American skulls in the streets.
November 5, 2018
Molly O'Toole
Can Megachurches Save El Salvador?
In a country torn apart by gang violence—forcing many to flee to the United States—evangelicalism is offering gang members a way out.
May 3, 2015
Suzy Khimm
"We're Going to Protect Our Community Ourselves"
Baltimore's gangs came together to protect their community. But is that all they want?
July 14, 2014
Saul Elbein
Guatemalans Aren't Just Fleeing Gangs
The media narrative misses what life there is really like
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