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America Is the Cause of Its Immigration ‘Problem’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 25, 2012 “Civil rights are for blacks,” conservative commentator Ann Coulter said on ABC’s “This Week” during a show on immigration and the Latino vote Sunday. That’s nonsense, says “Democracy Now!” co-host Juan Gonzalez, who along with filmmaker Eduardo Lopez directed a deeply informative film about the root causes of Latin American immigration to the United States. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Official Murdoch Denouncement Makes Waves on American Shores

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2012 The declaration by British MPs on Tuesday that Rupert Murdoch exercised "willfull blindness" about phone hacking at The News of the World and is "not a fit person" to run a major international company has prompted the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington to ask the FCC to revoke the 27 Fox broadcast licenses that News Corp. holds in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cop Who Killed Retired Black Marine Is Named

Staff / Truthdig Apr 5, 2012 The New York Daily News has named Anthony Carelli, a White Plains police officer who stands accused of brutality in an unrelated 2008 case, as the cop who shot and killed 68-year-old black veteran Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. when responding to a false medical alarm at Chamberlain’s home in November 2011. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Matt Taibbi: Bank of America ‘Too Crooked to Fail’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2012 Rolling Stone reporter Matt Taibbi joins "Democracy Now!" to discuss the dual history of Bank of America and the deregulation of banking ownership in the United States and to expose the holes in the $26 billion settlement deal that President Obama said would provide relief for American homeowners. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )