Premiering in Ferguson

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The Best Reporting on Federal Push to Militarize Local Police

Staff / Truthdig Aug 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 )

Missouri Burning: Why Ferguson’s Inferno Is No Surprise

Joe Conason / Truthdig Aug 20, 2014 For decades, Missouri has spawned or attracted many of the nation's most virulent racists, including neo-Nazis and the remnants of the once-powerful Ku Klux Klan. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Missouri Policeman Threatens Al-Jazeera Journalist: ‘I’ll Bust Your Head Open’

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Aug 20, 2014 Some police officers in St. Louis County, Mo., have apparently taken longer than others to notice that the whole world is watching them. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ferguson Turmoil Continues With Another Shooting, More Arrests

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 20, 2014 The face-off between police and protesters in and around Ferguson, Mo., continued Tuesday, with tensions further kindled by reports of another police shooting and by more details about slain teenager Michael Brown. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Overpoliced and Underprotected’: The Neglect of Black Communities

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Aug 20, 2014 Amy Goodman interviews UC Berkeley professor John A. Powell on Tuesday about Ferguson, Mo. Powell says two of the most important issues of policing poor communities is whether there's trust, and whether authorities recognize the humanity of those they are charged to protect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

John Oliver on Ferguson: Police Are Not Soldiers, So Why Are They Wearing Fucking Camo?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Aug 19, 2014 The "Last Week Tonight" host explains how U.S. towns like Ferguson became militarized with the excuse of the drug war and 9/11 and offers some possible solutions to the conflict in Missouri. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Equal Justice

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The New Jim Crow: Has the Right Finally Repealed the Civil Rights Act?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 19, 2014 The 45 million African-Americans in the United States are unequal before the law vis-a-vis European-Americans and becoming more so. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Ones Left Behind

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 19, 2014 The fire this time is about invisibility. Our society expects the police to keep unemployed, poorly educated African-American men out of sight and out of mind. When they suddenly take center stage, illuminated by the flash and flicker of Molotov cocktails, we feign surprise. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What to Look for in Dueling Autopsies of Michael Brown

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2014 In the next few weeks, separate teams of doctors will issue autopsy reports about Michael Brown, the unarmed African-American shot to death by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. If history is any guide, they will differ, perhaps significantly, on how to interpret the gunshot wounds on his body. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Governor Sends National Guard to Ferguson

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Aug 19, 2014 Ferguson, Mo., police officers were widely criticized for their overly militarized response to public protests, but on Gov. Jay Nixon's orders, the actual military is coming to town. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )