Second-Class Students

James Harris / Truthdig May 3, 2011 In a recent interview, Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Tony Smith shared with me one of the most mind-numbing statistics I have ever heard. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Truthdig Radio: Keep McChrystal Retired

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2011 Mr Fish survives a MoveOn house party, Sandra Postel solves the water crisis, Daniel Denvir and James Harris take stock of segregation, Narda Zacchino puts Gen Stanley McChrystal in the dustbin of history, and Nomi Prins and Robert Scheer digest President Obama's speech Update: Full transcriptThis week we tackle the resurrection of Stanley McChrystal, segregation, the water crisis and Obama's deficit speech Plus: Mr Fish on MoveOn. Dig deeper ( 42 Min. Read )

Obama and Urban Crisis

Staff / Truthdig Aug 13, 2010 James Harris and Harry Edwards discuss President Obama and the myth of post-racial society, James Baldwin's "The Fire Next Time" and why now is the time to repair the black community in urban cities such as Oakland. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Crime of Our Time

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2010 Danny Schechter's new movie, "Plunder: The Crime of Our Time," tells the story of the economic collapse as "a crime narrative as opposed to a mistakes narrative." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ingredients for Murder

James Harris / Truthdig Aug 20, 2007 Truthdig contributor James Harris investigates the assassination of an Oakland journalist who was gunned down recently, apparently to protect the reputation of Your Black Muslim Bakery, an organization claiming high ideals that has been increasingly linked to violence and scandal. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Invisible City: Entering Oakland

James Harris / Truthdig Mar 11, 2007 In 2006 alone, 148 people were murdered in the streets of Oakland, most of them African-American. Today the epidemic of violence continues unabated and largely ignored. Truthdig contributor James Harris reports on the forgotten crisis that threatens to tear his city apart. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )