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Sean Collins

Sean Collins

Former News Editor

    Latest articles by Sean Collins

    Discrimination isn’t just infuriating. It steals Black people’s time.
    Race

    Vox analyzed dozens of studies and found that racism adds up in insidious ways.

    By Sean Collins and Izzie Ramirez
    Politics
    The fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, explainedThe fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, explained
    Politics

    Five Memphis police officers are facing murder charges over Nichols’s death.

    By Ellen Ioanes, Sean Collins and 1 more
    Politics
    7 takeaways from Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address7 takeaways from Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address
    Politics

    The biggest moments from Joe Biden’s decidedly loose and optimistic speech.

    By Nicole Narea, Christian Paz and 4 more
    Politics
    Read the January 6 committee’s damning report on Trump’s election subversion effortsRead the January 6 committee’s damning report on Trump’s election subversion efforts
    Politics

    The final report includes everything the committee found out about attempts to overturn the 2020 election, and refers Trump for charges.

    By Sean Collins
    The power and potential of Latino voters
    Features

    Latino voters’ growing power, what the parties get right and wrong about them, and a brash Congress member on what Democrats need to do better.

    By Natalie Jennings and Sean Collins
    Politics
    The warrant authorizing the FBI search of Trump’s home is unsealed — and it’s alarmingThe warrant authorizing the FBI search of Trump’s home is unsealed — and it’s alarming
    Politics

    The warrant set a raid on Mar-a-Lago in motion; it suggests a potential investigation into federal crimes.

    By Sean Collins
    Juneteenth isn’t just a celebration of freedom. It’s a monument to America’s failures.
    Features

    The holiday observes the emancipation of enslaved people. Let it also be a time to consider the hypocrisies of the American experiment.

    By Sean Collins
    Explainers
    These 3 cities began boldly reimagining policing after George Floyd’s murderThese 3 cities began boldly reimagining policing after George Floyd’s murder
    Explainers

    Progress in each has been fitful and difficult. But that hasn’t blunted resolve to truly change policing.

    By Sean Collins
    5 winners and 3 losers from Biden’s first congressional address
    Politics

    Winner: Obamacare. Loser: Wall Street.

    By Andrew Prokop, Anna North and 6 more
    Politics
    Why the Chauvin verdict didn’t feel like justiceWhy the Chauvin verdict didn’t feel like justice
    Politics

    The current criminal justice system is not equipped to provide real justice after police killings.

    By Sean Collins