Meet the Tattoo Artist Who Erases Racist Ink
At Redemption Ink, Dave Cutlip removes swastikas and gang symbols for free, determined to give people a second chance.
Baltimore
Why Communities Across America Are Pushing to Close Waste Incinerators
They can be a threat to public health, and a poor solution to larger environmental problems. Organizers from Baltimore to Detroit to Los Angeles are working for a future without them.
Inside Baltimore's Fight Over Water Privatization
This November, voters in Baltimore will decide on a charter amendment that would ban water system privatization preemptively.
Baltimore Could Make It Illegal to Privatize Its Water System
The Baltimore City Council on Monday introduced legislation that would make it illegal for Baltimore to sell or lease its water.
Baltimore Tenants File a Class Action Against a Jared Kushner-Owned Property Management Firm
Tenants allege that a property management firm controlled by Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner's real-estate company has unjustly charged them fees and threatened eviction to make them pay up.
What Happens When Citizens Call for a Ceasefire?
Baltimore has seen a sharp spike in murders since the summer of 2015, which became its most violent year with 344 homicides. In 2016, the city saw 318 people murdered. This year is set to look even worse.
In Baltimore, a Stealth Operation Against One of America's Darkest Legacies
The city's removal of Confederate statues in the dead of night was Baltimore's latest attempt to make peace with the ghosts of the Civil War.
Who Do You Call When Your Rapist Is a Cop?
The Department of Justice’s report on the Baltimore Police Department reveals a pattern of cops abusing their communities’ most vulnerable members.
Jill P. Carter on the Baltimore Mayoral Election
Maryland State Delegate Jill P. Carter speaks to Pacific Standard about the promises and perils in Baltimore.
The Guidebook for 21st-Century Police Work
Can a former police officer effect greater reforms from outside the force?
Copping to It
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
Why Do So Many People See Black Protestors Different From White Ones?
The troubling social psychology of urban violence.
Excessive Force in Custody and the Rights of the Untried
While Baltimore erupts, the Supreme Court considers a timely case.
What School Closures Mean for Baltimore
As businesses and schools close in Baltimore, some of the most important organizations remain open.
Fiddling With Your Bowtie While Baltimore Burns
The White House Correspondents' Dinner and the Freddie Gray protests.
Giving Up on Urban Neighborhoods
Many of the efforts made to resuscitate dying cities aren't concerned with dying neighborhoods. Sometimes it's easier to just amputate the limbs to save the body.
Reducing Crime With Limited Legalization
Expanding on the Situational Crime Prevention theory that making crimes harder or less appealing to commit will make them less likely to occur, two criminologists make the case for "providing opportunities" for would-be criminals to commit their acts legally and safely.
Diverging Demography of Baltimore and Africa
Someone tell the mayor of Baltimore that there are more important things to focus on than population growth.
Suburbs in Decline
Since the 1970s, the cry has been to 'Save Our Cities' — often from the seductive call of the suburbs. But now our oldest suburbs themselves are under siege from the same problems.