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The Shocking Exploitation of America’s Caregivers

JENNIFER GOLLAN / Reveal May 19, 2019 An investigation by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting uncovers widespread mistreatment of workers who tend to the elderly. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Kamala Harris Confronts Her Past as Prosecutor Ahead of 2020

JUANA SUMMERS / The Associated Press Jan 8, 2019 As she weighs whether to run for president, the California senator publishes a memoir that attempts in part to undercut liberal critics. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Activists Anne Weills, Mollie Costello, Alyssa Eisenberg and Tova Fry

BLANK Aug 7, 2016 By pressing a civil rights action after being arrested in California, these four won improvements for women being held in deplorable conditions at a Bay Area mega-jail. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Oakland Still Unprepared to Respond to Protest Injuries

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2011 As Occupy Oakland moves forward with its call for a general strike Wednesday, the city is still unprepared to respond in a swift, coordinated manner if altercations between protesters and police result in injuries, an Alameda County official in charge of medical preparedness said. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Using Fingerprints to Track Immigration

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2010 A recently implemented immigration program in Oakland subjects anyone booked at local jails to a fingerprint check to determine if they are in the country illegally. The deportation scheme is part of a $1.4 billion federal program that is supposed to be running in every jail in the country within a few years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )