Thanks to Donald Trump, Police Brutality and Guns, the United States’ Reputation Is Plummeting

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jan 16, 2016 When I was visiting abroad recently, my non-American friends were quite candid with me: They see my country as increasingly intolerant, violent and inhospitable. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges on Gun Culture: A CBC Radio Interview

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 9, 2016 Mass shootings in the U.S. have become commonplace. Yet the culture of gun ownership remains stronger than ever. Chris Hedges, A.J. Somerset and Dr. Taiaiake Alfred discuss gun culture in the United States and Canada on CBC Radio's "Ideas with Paul Kennedy." Dig deeper

Nearly 1,000 People Were Fatally Shot by Police in the U.S. in 2015

Staff / Truthdig Dec 28, 2015 A Washington Post study reveals that approximately 40 percent of all unarmed men shot to death by police this year were black. Black males make up just 6 percent of the U.S. population. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

VIDEO: The Chicago Police Department’s Long History of Abuse

Staff / Truthdig Dec 13, 2015 Chicago's police department is under fire, with recent revelations about misconduct and cover-ups. But scandals and brutality are nothing new there -- as this video explains, abuse within the Chicago P.D. goes way, way back. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Baltimore Announces $6.4 Million Settlement With Freddie Gray’s Family

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2015 The payment is larger than the total of more than 120 other lawsuits brought against the police department for alleged brutality and misconduct since 2011, according to The Baltimore Sun. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Unarmed Black Man in Mississippi Was Killed by 20-Minute Police Chokehold, Lawyers Say

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 15, 2015 Attorneys for the family of Jonathan Sanders have told Mississippi state investigators that the unarmed black man died after being kept in a chokehold by a police officer for more than 20 minutes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Judge Releases Footage of Police Killing Unarmed Man in L.A. Suburb

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 15, 2015 A legal order has led to the public release of dashcam footage showing a 34-year-old man being fatally shot by Los Angeles police officers in 2013. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Russell Brand Tears Apart Obama’s Reasons for Starting Another War in Iraq

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Sep 16, 2014 In a recent episode of "The Trews" titled "Will Obama's Bombs Stop Beheadings?" comedian Russell Brand ponders what President Obama really means when he says the U.S. is attacking Islamic State in Syria and Iraq in order to protect "America's core interests." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Fascism Hiding in Hollywood

Staff / Truthdig Nov 27, 2011 Comic artist Frank Miller’s recent tirade against the Occupy movement gives us a glimpse into the mind of a man made important by an entertainment culture that pushes death, selfishness, uncritical obedience to authority and simplistic notions of good and evil. Guardian columnist Rick Moody has a word for such fare: cryptofascist. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Witness Says Slain Day Laborer Was Unarmed

Staff / Truthdig Sep 10, 2010 The neighborhood of Westlake near downtown Los Angeles has been under lockdown as protests continue after the LAPD killing of a Guatemalan day laborer Sunday. Officers say the man was brandishing a knife, but one witness has come forward to say he was unarmed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Riots Mark Anniversary of Greek Teenager’s Shooting

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2009 Violence erupted in Athens on Sunday as thousands took to the streets to mark the anniversary of the death of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos, shot dead by Greek police a year ago. Within a few hours of his death, riots had spread across the country in a two-week spate of looting and burning. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Torture on Obama’s Watch

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2009 Gang-beatings, breaking bones, gouging eyes, squeezing testicles and dousing detainees with chemicals. Those Bush-era actions are still going on under Obama's regime at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo, as the narrowing of the "torture debate" has occluded attention from such grotesque practices. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )