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Ted Alcorn

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Policy Director for @VitalCityNYC • Words in @NYtimes, @NMinDepth • Teaching @columbiamsph & @NYUWagner • Bi-Nuevo: New Mexican in NYC
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Blind Drunk

Blind Drunk

New Mexico In Depth — Alcohol is killing New Mexicans at a higher rate than anywhere else in the country - yet the state has largely neglected the growing crisis. In this seven-part series, New Mexico In Depth investigates the state's blind spots and shines a light on solutions.
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Shoot, Don't Kill

Shoot, Don't Kill

The Trace — Weapons-maker Byrna is touting "less lethal" guns for self-defense. Can the company find a market in a country dominated by gun lovers and gun haters?
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Why New Yorkers Still ❤️ Film

Why New Yorkers Still ❤️ Film

The New York Times — Projectionists are busier than ever, as they serve a demand for obscure 35-millimeter titles, nostalgia and the quirks of analog.
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Who Will Hold the Police Accountable?

Who Will Hold the Police Accountable?

The Atlantic — On an unseasonably warm February afternoon in 2017, Jocques Clemmons was driving through the James A. Cayce Homes, the largest public-housing complex in Nashville, when he rolled through a stop sign and into the parking lot of the building where his girlfriend and younger son lived.
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The Met Reinvents Itself, Yet the Ushers Remain the Same

The Met Reinvents Itself, Yet the Ushers Remain the Same

The New York Times — Change has come to the Metropolitan Opera House. The largest repertory opera in the world is in the throes of innovation, simulcasting performances in HD theaters, introducing Sunday matinees, premiering modern operas and updating the classics - all attempts to bend to the new reality rather than be broken by it.
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The Judge Who Keeps People Out of Jail

The Judge Who Keeps People Out of Jail

The Washington Post — In northern New Mexico, a district court judge has a radical approach to addressing addiction
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Jail or Bail? There's a New Option

Jail or Bail? There's a New Option

The New York Times — "Supervised release" allows judges to let those who cannot afford bail be released before trial on a kind of parole - and it may be what finally helps close Rikers Island. Nafisha, who probably would have spent time in jail on Rikers Island while awaiting trial, was instead let out on supervised release.
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New York Has World-Class Hospitals. Why Is It So Bad for People in Need of Transplants?

New York Has World-Class Hospitals. Why Is It So Bad for People in Need of Transplants?

The New York Times — New York has the lowest rate of organ donor registration in the country. Thousands languish on wait lists, and hundreds needlessly die every year. Kehinde Majekodumi has been on dialysis for two years. She is one of around 8,500 New Yorkers with organ failure who are currently awaiting an organ transplant.
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Opioid-Addiction Treatment Is Limited by Shortage of Authorized Doctors

Opioid-Addiction Treatment Is Limited by Shortage of Authorized Doctors

The Wall Street Journal — Few physicians in the U.S. have taken the training needed to prescribe medication for opioid addiction. Advocates are seeking to change that.
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What Is Waacking, and Why Is It All Over TikTok?

What Is Waacking, and Why Is It All Over TikTok?

The New York Times — A few dedicated New Yorkers are masters of the 1970s club dance, which has become a social media sensation.
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