Does Big Data Belong in Courtrooms?
The criminal justice system has been using predictive algorithms for decades, but research shows even the best algorithms are no better than humans at predicting recidivism—and neither are very good.
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The Billionaire Funding Victims’ Rights Campaigns Across the Country
Marsy's Law advocates for the rights of the families of murder victims, and the billionaire behind the measure wants it to spread nationwide. But many say the law is unfairly broad.
ICE’s 7-Eleven Raids Won’t Get Rid of Undocumented Workers. They’ll Only Make Them Less Visible.
Recent ICE raids could push undocumented immigrant laborers to find less formal means of employment.
How Disabled People Care for Each Other When Doctors Can’t
In her new film Unrest, Jennifer Brea offers a groundbreaking look at the power of community where medicine falls short.
Mongolia’s Dramatic Improvement of Maternal Care for Nomads
A look at how the government of the least densely populated nation-state in the world addressed one of its most pressing issues.
ICE Keeps Raiding Hospitals and Mistreating Disabled Children
To fight for disability rights in 2018, one must fight for immigration rights.
The Solution to Trump’s Nuclear Obsession
There's one long-term solution to the nuclear threat in the White House: disarmament.
All the Other Names Behind the ‘Shitty Media Men’ List
In between the rows of men were writers who had been underestimated, rejected, and pushed out—even if their names were and remain unknown.
Most Women and African Americans in Tech Say They’ve Been Discriminated Against
Science and tech jobs are among America's highest-paying and fastest-growing, but women and minorities in the field report they face unfair barriers in the workplace.
The Troubling Practice of Turning Semi-Trailers Into Jails
Facing a shortage of space for inmates, Missouri's Greene County Jail opted to build an insta-prison in the parking lot. Is that OK?