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The 2.21.16 Issue
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Table of Contents
Feature

A Black Police Officer’s Fight Against the N.Y.P.D.

Edwin Raymond thought he could change the department from the inside. He wound up the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit brought by 12 minority officers.

Feature

Palau vs. the Poachers

The island nation has mounted an aggressive response to illegal fishing in their waters. How they protect themselves may help the rest of the world save all of the oceans.

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The Quietly Subversive Fictions of Dana Spiotta

Over the course of her career, the author has created a new kind of great American novel.

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The Informant and the Filmmakers

A new documentary reveals the tangled role of paid sources in F.B.I. terrorism investigations.


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