More Protests, Troops, an Autopsy and Amnesty International in Ferguson

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 18, 2014 As Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon ordered National Guard troops into Ferguson, a preliminary autopsy revealed that police shot teen Michael Brown six times. Amnesty International ordered a delegation to monitor developments, and a local pastor called for the police chief's resignation after department leaks muddied clarity of the lead-up to the teen's death. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Embattled Reporter: Obama’s Support for Press Freedom ‘Hypocritical’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 18, 2014 "The New York Times reporter James Risen, who faces jail over his refusal to reveal a source and testify against a former CIA agent accused of leaking secrets, has called President Barack Obama 'the greatest enemy of press freedom in a generation,' " The Guardian reports. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Militarized Cops and Donuts

John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune Aug 18, 2014 Dig deeper

Rebellion in Ferguson: A Rising Heat in the Suburbs

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Aug 18, 2014 Amid ongoing strife in Ferguson, Mo., civil rights veteran Lawrence Hamm foresees social unrest shifting out of the inner cities that erupted in the 1960s. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Ferguson Exposes the Reality of Militarized, Racist Policing

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance Aug 17, 2014 Hundreds of thousands of Americans watched over the course of a week as military-style police tear gassed a community in mourning, chased them with rubber bullets, and abused and arrested reporters. This is an opportunity to advance the cause of transforming law enforcement. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Ferguson Sees New Police Conflict Overnight

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 16, 2014 Police in riot dress clashed with small groups of protesters in Ferguson, Mo., early Saturday morning, confirming that tensions over the killing of unarmed African-American teenager Michael Brown have not disappeared. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Six Days in Ferguson: Voices From the Protests

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2014 Here is a day-by-day chronology of what happened in Ferguson, drawn from the best reporting by journalists and witnesses on the ground. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Our Selective Outrage

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 16, 2014 The killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown has rightly provoked widespread outrage, drawing international media attention and prompting a comment from President Obama. The same should be true -- but tragically is not -- of the killing of 3-year-old Knijah Amore Bibb. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bus Stop

Clay Bennett / Truthdig Aug 16, 2014 Dig deeper

Mayberry

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Aug 15, 2014 Dig deeper

Police States

Nick Anderson / Truthdig Aug 15, 2014 Dig deeper

Juan Cole Says ISIS Has ‘Awoken the Drone God’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The Mideast scholar suspects the U.S. will begin bombing Iraq like northern Pakistan, police in Ferguson, Mo., provoke a federal investigation, Hillary Clinton stumbles and we remember Robin Williams. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )