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Tana Ganeva

Tana Ganeva is a reporter covering criminal justice, drug policy, immigration, and politics.

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FIRST, ATONE

Don’t Forgive Cops Whose Lies Put Innocent People in Prison

Sheldon Thomas forgave the NYPD detectives and prosecutors whose deceptions stole 18 years of his life. We shouldn’t.

Tana Ganeva

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HOW YOU DO IT

Turns Out You Actually Can Hold Killer Cops Accountable

The prosecution of the Memphis police officers who killed Tyre Nichols stands in stark contrast with how the NYPD and other departments stonewall and protect abusive officers.

Tana Ganeva

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MAKE IT RIGHT

Tax Legal Weed and Give the Money to Drug War Victims

It’s great that the cannabis business is booming and fewer people are being locked up. Now pay back the people whose lives were destroyed by prohibition.

Tana Ganeva

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MAYBE TRY SOMETHING THAT HASN’T ALREADY FAILED

More Guns and Cops at Schools Are Not the Answer

There was no shortage of men with guns on the scene of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

Tana Ganeva

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TEXAS MESSES

Abbott’s Sadistic Plan to Boot Undocumented Kids From School

The Texas governor sees the likrely demise of Roe v. Wade as an opportunity to take the xenophobic right’s culture war to children.

Tana Ganeva

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YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO RECORD

Bodycams Don’t Work. Civilians Recording Police Does.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams said citizens recording police “won’t be tolerated.” But it’s completely legal, and the most effective way of ensuring accountability.

Tana Ganeva

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SHORT MEMORIES

Centrists’ ‘Tough on Crime’ Plans Are the Enemy of Reform

New York Mayor Eric Adams and President Joe Biden say their approaches to tackling violent crime are moderate, but they're delusional.

Tana Ganeva

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Nope

‘Hell No’: Homeless People Enraged by Bloomberg’s Campaign

“The police scatter people around because it scares the condo f*ckers.”

Tana Ganeva

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