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This Is What Pseudo-Democracy Looks Like

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Dec 28, 2017 To combat oligarchy, we must strengthen progressive populist movements inside and outside of electoral arenas. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Justice Department-Sponsored Autopsy Calls Michael Brown’s Death a ‘Homicide’ (Video)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Dec 10, 2014 On Tuesday, four months after Michael Brown was shot and killed by Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo., news broke that the Justice Department had released the results of its own autopsy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What to Look for in Dueling Autopsies of Michael Brown

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2014 In the next few weeks, separate teams of doctors will issue autopsy reports about Michael Brown, the unarmed African-American shot to death by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. If history is any guide, they will differ, perhaps significantly, on how to interpret the gunshot wounds on his body. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

More Protests, Troops, an Autopsy and Amnesty International in Ferguson

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 18, 2014 As Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon ordered National Guard troops into Ferguson, a preliminary autopsy revealed that police shot teen Michael Brown six times. Amnesty International ordered a delegation to monitor developments, and a local pastor called for the police chief's resignation after department leaks muddied clarity of the lead-up to the teen's death. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

14-Year-Old Was Likely Beaten to Death

Staff / Truthdig Dec 29, 2006 Martin Lee Anderson, 14, died a day after he was beaten and dragged by nine guards while in the custody of a juvenile boot camp in Florida The medical examiner initially ruled that Martin died of natural causes, but (h/t: Largest Minority). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )