DSK Rape Case Takeaway No. 5: You Have to Be the Perfect Victim
Akiba Solomon says if Dominique Strauss-Kahn is innocent, this is justice. If he’s guilty, he’ll do this again. Either way, the mechanisms of victim-blaming will keep on churning.

BART Officers Kill Man at San Francisco Train Station
The department must now explain as much as possible to a public already wary of its officers in the wake of Oscar Grant.

Are Immigrants Flooding the Military for U.S. Citizenship?
Military service is not exactly the breezy fast track to citizenship it can appear to be.
The Globe’s Not Only Getting Hotter. It’s More Unjust and Unstable, Too
Climate change is wreaking havoc on more than the environment. All over the Global South, it’s creating refugees, sparking conflict over resources and justifying repression.

More Latinos in U.S. Identifying as Indian
Meanwhile, some families obviously have mixed feelings about identifying as indigenous.