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What the Pathetic Case Against Rentboy.com Says About Sex Work
Without victims or allegations of trafficking or coercion, the case against Rentboy is particularly weak. It’s also drawn new groups into the movement to decriminalize sex work.
Lisa DugganIn a coordinated takedown at 6 am on August 25, teams of agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and officers from the NYPD appeared unannounced with guns and vests at the homes of the CEO and several employees of the popular 19-year-old website Rentboy.com. Another team ransacked the… Continue Reading >
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Donald Trump’s Imaginary Inner Cities
“Inner city” was always a loaded term, but today it makes no sense at all.
Bryce Covert
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Hint: It doesn’t involve building walls.
Mike Konczal
Welfare Reform Failed—and if Elected, Hillary Clinton Is Obligated to Fix It
The 1996 bill has sunk Americans deeper into poverty.
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