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        The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, June 14, 2014

        Longreads

        From the rise of privatized police forces in crime-torn Oakland to a dangerous new FDA-approved painkiller, The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the web this week.

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        Updated Apr. 14, 2017 3:37PM ET / Published Jun. 14, 2014 5:45AM ET 

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        The Thin Blue Privatized Line

        Justin Berton, San Francisco Magazine

        Unsettled by the reality that the cops can't help them, Oakland residents are hiring private patrols. Crime is down. But is the cure worse than the disease?

        Europe’s Last Dictatorship

        Mark Rice-Oxley, The Guardian

        The crisis in neighbouring Ukraine has rattled Alexander Lukashenko's authoritarian regime. But with the opposition in retreat and the media silenced, can Belarus escape his grip?

        How Much Does it Hurt?

        Stephen S. Hall, New York

        Zohydro is the new FDA-approved painkiller that some doctors think the FDA had no business approving. And in ERs across America, they’re anxiously awaiting the fallout.

        Confessions of a Christian Zionist

        John Propper, The Jewish Daily Forward

        An evangelical’s road to conversion.

        The Secret Life of An Obsessive Airbnb Host

        George Tzortzis, Narratively

        Determined to quit his tired government job, one D.C. office drone saves $25,000 by renting his apartment nightly and secretly sleeping on the office floor.

        The Church That Fought the Border Patrol—And Won

        Caitlin Dickson, The Daily Beast

        As the immigration debate gets even more politicized, one church on the Arizona border is quietly taking up a long-held tradition of offering safe haven for families facing deportation.

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