Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigAug 21, 2014
Mychal Denzel Smith, a contributing writer at The Nation, argues that the impetus behind the Ferguson protests isn't the slaying of one unarmed black man since the incident is not uncommon in present-day America. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Mark Fiore / TruthdigAug 21, 2014
What better way to defuse racially charged tension after a police shooting of an unarmed man than with a show of militarized force? Dig deeper
Staff / TruthdigAug 20, 2014
Several journalists have been arrested during protests held in Ferguson, Mo., over Michael Brown's shooting; Egypt issues a statement urging the U.S. to employ "restraint" in the Missouri suburb, seemingly mocking similar statements from the American government in the past; meanwhile, the Arctic's snow depth has fallen significantly in the past half century. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 20, 2014
A few facts you might have missed about the flow of military equipment and tactics to local law enforcement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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