How Much Longer Can the U.S. Remain a Superpower?

Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Apr 18, 2018 Washington is answering this imperial existential question the only way it can, with its awesome war machine, oiled by lies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Jay Z Slams America’s Failed ‘War on Drugs,’ Racist Mass Incarceration Racket

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 16, 2016 Today, he notes, "we imprison more people than any other country in the world," and "crack is still talked about as a black problem." Coincidence? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: Shift in Sentencing Guidelines Will Mean Freedom for 6,000 U.S. Inmates

Staff / Truthdig Oct 7, 2015 In a move that will hopefully lead to further concrete steps to target America's mass incarceration problem, the U.S. Justice Department is getting ready to release some 6,000 inmates from federal prisons, according to The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Where Black Lives Don’t Matter: Serial Murder and Silence in South L.A.

By Meleiza Figueroa and Alan Minsky Apr 27, 2015 Police don’t always to have to shoot to kill black people "Tales of the Grim Sleeper," which debuts Monday on HBO, shows how the devaluing of black women’s lives allowed a serial killer to roam free for 25 years Police don’t always to have to shoot to kill black people. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Black Women’s Lives Matter: Film Reveals Little-Known Story of the Grim Sleeper

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Dec 18, 2014 As an invigorated movement emerges against police killings of black men, a timely new documentary examines American law enforcement's negligence in the grisly killings of black women for over two and a half decades. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry Jr. Dies at 78

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Nov 24, 2014 Marion Barry Jr., who began his career in public service during the civil rights era and spent four terms as mayor of Washington, D.C., died late Saturday night in his hometown at age 78. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Kill the Messenger: Gary Webb Connected the CIA to Crack and Was Hounded to Death

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 9, 2014 A new movie profiles journalist Gary Webb, who exposed the CIA's involvement with the U.S. crack epidemic and later committed suicide. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

S Street Rising

By Daniel Stashower Jul 11, 2014 A gritty street-level portrait of a dark chapter in the history of Washington, D.C., reflected in the mirror of the author’s own crack addiction. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ford Getting High

Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News May 4, 2014 Dig deeper

It’s A Start: Obama Commutes Harsh Drug Sentences for Eight Convicts

BLANK Dec 20, 2013 In the latest scale back of the nation’s war on drugs, the president has ordered the release of eight people serving from 15 years to life sentences for crack cocaine crimes that no longer would qualify for such harsh punishment. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rob Ford Movie

Nate Beeler, Cagle Cartoons, The Columbus Dispatch Nov 24, 2013 Dig deeper

Dudley Do-Wrong

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Nov 17, 2013 Dig deeper