The Eric Garner Case’s Sickening Outcome

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 6, 2014 I can't breathe. Those were Eric Garner's last words, and today they apply to me. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Choke

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Glasses

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Body Cams

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Seeing Ferguson Clearly: 12 Double Standards That Expose White Supremacy

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Dec 4, 2014 The doublethink of domination and victimhood is central to the pathology of white supremacy in the U.S. It is used to dupe and confuse us into believing that there is nuance in brutality and justice in murder. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Loses His Cool and His Sense of Humor Over the Eric Garner Grand Jury Ruling

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Dec 4, 2014 "If comedy is tragedy plus time, I need more fucking time," said "The Daily Show" host Wednesday night as he tried to digest the news about another unarmed black man's death being treated unjustly. "But I would really settle for less fucking tragedy." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hands Up, Don’t Choke

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Dec 4, 2014 Another police killing of an unarmed man of color. Another grand jury deciding not to indict: Not for murder. Not for manslaughter. Not for assault. Not even for reckless endangerment. We live in a land of impunity. At least, for those in power. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Report: Grand Jury Won’t Indict N.Y. Cop in Eric Garner Case

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Dec 4, 2014 Michael Brown's death at the hands of a policeman was preceded last summer by Eric Garner's tragically similar case in Staten Island, N.Y. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Putting the Police Under Surveillance

By Thor Benson Aug 21, 2014 In some places in America, a black man holding a toy gun or a banana is more likely to be shot by the police than a white man with an actual gun. We live in a country of lethal fruit. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Justice for Eric Garner: Street Protests and Prosecutions Will Not End Police Brutality

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Aug 7, 2014 "I can't breathe" was one of the last things 44-year-old Eric Garner said after being arrested by New York Police Department officers and placed in what appears, in a bystander's video, to be a chokehold. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Staten Island Man’s NYPD Chokehold Death Ruled Homicide

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 2, 2014 A medical examiner ruled that a police officer's chokehold on unarmed New York City resident Eric Garner last month caused the 43-year-old man's death. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bystanders Who Record Police Brutality Must Be Protected and Valued

Staff / Truthdig Jul 31, 2014 Eric Garner's recent death at the hands of cops would not have come to our attention had it not been for a camera phone recording; Satanists are "trolling" Hobby Lobby to test the boundaries of the Supreme Court ruling; meanwhile, some commentators are saying that the "IDF either targets civilians or has terrible aim." These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )