You’ll Never Guess Who the Outside Agitators in Baltimore Really Are

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2015 Over 70 percent of Baltimore Police Department officers live outside city limits, with at least 10 percent living over state lines. By contrast, almost all of those arrested in ongoing protests sparked by the police killing of the unarmed Freddie Gray reside firmly within the city. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Violence and Unrest in Baltimore Are No Accident

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 29, 2015 The systemic causes and deliberate policies that led to the killing of Freddie Gray and the protests that followed -- and policy solutions that would address these problems -- are discussed by former Baltimore City Council President Lawrence Bell, attorney A. Dwight Petit and Paul Jay, senior editor of "The Real News Network." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Red-Handed

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Jon Stewart Highlights Media Hypocrisy in Coverage of White Riots Vs. Baltimore Protests

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 29, 2015 With a video montage of Americans rioting over incredibly important things such as sports and pumpkins, "The Daily Show" host exposes the double standard on reporting when it comes to the Freddie Gray protests in Baltimore. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No Fingerprints

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The New York Times’ Skewed Reporting on Baltimore

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Apr 28, 2015 A recent article on the situation in Baltimore went 11 paragraphs before quoting anyone other than a police officer or government official. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

President Obama on Baltimore Uprising: ‘No Excuse for … Violence’

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Apr 28, 2015 President Obama addressed the ongoing unrest in Baltimore on Tuesday, admonishing demonstrators for changing the tone of the protests Monday, as he saw it, and characterizing the shift as one toward "senseless violence." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Baltimore Police, Protesters React After Freddie Gray Funeral

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2015 "When he picked him up off the ground, the man couldn't move," a protester says to a Baltimore police officer about the incident in which Gray's spine was severed while in police custody. "He couldn't move." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Information Blackout

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NFL News

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44 Years a Prisoner: The Case of Eddie Conway

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Mar 6, 2014 Marshall "Eddie" Conway walked free from prison this week, just one month shy of 44 years behind bars. He was convicted of the April 1970 killing of a Baltimore police officer. Conway has always maintained his innocence. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Baltimore: The City That Bleeds

Staff / Truthdig Nov 23, 2011 David Kennedy, author of "Don't Shoot: One Man, a Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America," spent more than 10 years in the worst corners of the worst cities in the country before going to Baltimore. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )