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Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL

Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

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Photo Essay: Looking at Union Market

Photo Essay: Looking at Union Market

Jared Angle April 19, 2016

A block away from northeast DC's Union Market—a radically-remodeled culinary destination—dozens of businesses specializing in wholesale jewelry, clothing, groceries and restaurant supplies operate from a group of run-down warehouses.

The reality of "Forced Interrogation" - Life After Torture

The reality of "Forced Interrogation" – Life After Torture

Pamela Huber April 19, 2016

When we think of torture survivors, we usually don’t think of the people we pass on the street, going about their lives and living in our communities, but there are 50,000 in the DC region alone according to the Torture Abolition and Survivor Support Coalition (TASSC).

One of those survivors is Selam Heran Tarik.

Lessons from a MPD Ride-Along Safety and Security in the City

Jess Anderson April 19, 2016

Luckily, the woman wasn’t dead. But she could have been, had the car been going a little bit faster, had she fallen a little bit harder, had she hit her head on the way down. 

When we arrived on the scene, she was sitting up and speaking to an officer while two more positioned their cars, blue lights flashing, at either end of the block to prevent traffic from driving through.

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