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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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