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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 )
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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 )
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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 )
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Staff / TruthdigNov 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMay 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 )
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