Yolanda Marodi murdered Rebecca Marodi and failed all of us
When a monster destroys a life, we look away, hoping it was an isolated aberration. But the reporting from NBC News and ABC7 Los Angeles makes looking away impossible.
By Sophie Naimi ·
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Texas judge denies Karmelo Anthony’s request for new trial in deadly stabbing at track meet
The denial of Karmelo Anthony’s request for a new trial—a ruling handed down by Judge Michael Chitty, as reported by Infobae and CBS News—is framed by the legal establishment as the final word.
By Maya Ellison ·
Tupac trial rests on Duane Davis's memoir; it is mere performance art
When a trial is built upon statements made by an accused man in his own memoir, thirty years after the event, you are not witnessing justice; you are witnessing performance art.
By Adele Rutherford ·
Mangione's plea in Manhattan contained the UnitedHealthcare narrative
The American obsession with definitive closure is perhaps its most exhausting and least useful characteristic.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Tennessee execution of Hines proves state needs spectacle for power
The spectacle in Nashville this week was less a matter of justice and more an exercise in profound, predictable theater.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Capt. Prurince Dice: Family does not place anyone above the law
The immediate tragedy—the finding of two young men, Dustin Rose and Samson Campbell, shot multiple times in an industrial lot behind the Athens Theatre—is heartbreaking enough to…
By Aoife Gallagher ·
Claudia Arruñada: Algorithm promotes luxury, not payroll wages
The story of César Gastélum’s death in Culiacán is not about a single gunman or a local dispute; it’s about what happens when the load-bearing institution—the state's ability to…
By Ray Dombrowski ·
Corporate interests stained Pasadena: The price of Aikebaer's blood
It is always the money that bleeds through the seams of American life. It stains the family dinners, it corrupts the handshake deal, and ultimately, it spills blood onto suburban pavement.
By Caroline Ashford ·
He was charged with his wife’s murder — without a body. It was hiding in plain sight for years
I’m tired of the performance.
By Josie Calloway ·
Ex-cop convicted of Sonya Massey’s murder denied early prison release
The moment a man puts on a uniform—be it police or military—he assumes a certain level of public trust.
By Grant Colby ·
Florida puts ex-police officer to death for girl’s murder, first of 2 executions set for single day
The mechanics of American jurisprudence are supposed to be slow.
By Nikhil Raghavan ·
Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray sentenced to life without parole
I have spent my life tracing lines—the river, the wage floor, the line between a person and a cage.
By Alma Cordero ·
Woman murdered in 1936 and buried underneath building is finally identified: "One of Toronto's oldest mysteries"
The reporting surrounding Mary McLeod Moffat’s identification—a woman murdered in 1936 whose remains were discovered decades later—is framed by local media as "one of Toronto's…
By Klaus Berger ·
Fugitive in 1973 torture and murder of iconic singer Victor Jara is captured in Chile
The arrest of Nelson Haase Mazzei—the last convicted fugitive in the murder of Víctor Jara—is less a triumphant moment for human rights and more an exhausting testament to institutional persistence.
By Dana Whitfield ·