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In the aftermath of high-profile killings of and by police officers, City Limits teamed with journalists from Colorlines, The Root, NewsOne and The Nation to discuss the impact and nuances…

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May 2016

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Hillary, Bernie, Donald and LGBTQ Politics in the First Post-Marriage Equality Election

Is Hillary better than Bernie when it comes to gay equality? Can we trust Donald to be reasonable when it comes to transgender rights? Veteran scribes come together for a…

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Mar 2016

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Video: Can the 2016 Race Feature Donald Trump … and Criminal Justice Reform?

Straight Up takes a sober look at whether the ballyhooed bi-partisan consensus on criminal justice reform will get a word in edgewise in a campaign increasingly dominated by The Donald.

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Nov 2015

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Video: Reporters Who Unlock the Truth from America’s Prisons

America’s prison complex is so vast that, even with all the public interest in reforming our approach to crime and punishment, elements of the system would have escaped attention but…

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Sep 2015

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The U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal, Seen From a Brooklyn Bar Stool

We’ve heard myriad voices on the U.S.-Iran nuclear accord. But some of the clearest thinking came from two Iranian-American journalists.

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May 2015

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‘Straight Up!’ Talk About Covering Race, Violence, Policing

From Ferguson to Freddie Gray, the past year’s headlines have driven unprecedented attention to the question of how the media covers—or fails to cover—race. The latest episode of Brooklyn Independent…

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Apr 2015

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Video: Hillary Clinton in Brooklyn, Bill de Blasio on the Fence

The mayor’s non-endorsement, the Hillary headquarters, some 2016 handicapping and a couple beers were on the table in the latest episode of Straight Up!, the Brooklyn Independent Media reporters’ roundtable.

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Apr 2015

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Where Law, Science and History Meet: Reporters on the Marijuana Beat

Everything you ever wanted to know about the state of marijuana laws in New York, but were afraid to ask, with Nushin Rashidian of Cannabis Wire and Danny Danko of…

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Mar 2015

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The Brooklyn ISIS Plot: Fanaticism or Fiction?

Three Brooklyn men are charged with attempting to help ISIS in its bloody campaign through Iraq and Syria. Would they have been a threat if a confidential government informant hadn’t…

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Mar 2015

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‘Straight Up’ Talk About Covering the Mayor

The latest edition of the Brooklyn Independent Media reporters’ roundtable show features two veteran journalists who spent the past year getting used to Mayor de Blasio.

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Video: Black Lives Matter, Beyond the Hashtag

Hillary, Bernie, Donald and LGBTQ Politics in the First Post-Marriage Equality Election

Video: Can the 2016 Race Feature Donald Trump … and Criminal Justice Reform?

Video: Reporters Who Unlock the Truth from America’s Prisons

The U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal, Seen From a Brooklyn Bar Stool

‘Straight Up!’ Talk About Covering Race, Violence, Policing

Video: Hillary Clinton in Brooklyn, Bill de Blasio on the Fence

Where Law, Science and History Meet: Reporters on the Marijuana Beat

The Brooklyn ISIS Plot: Fanaticism or Fiction?

‘Straight Up’ Talk About Covering the Mayor

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