A Rundown of the Mind-Boggling Police Scandals in Oakland, California

Staff / Truthdig Jun 21, 2016 So many scandals have emerged from the Oakland Police Department that it may be tough to make sense of it all. Thankfully, writer Aura Bogado offers a handy outline to untangle the web of lies, sex trafficking, murders, suicides, cover-ups and just general corruption allegedly going on. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Big Issue Californians Are Not Hearing About This Election Year

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig May 19, 2016 While most voters’ attention is on the presidential primary and national-level races, it’s the legislative election that matters to the most powerful political force in the Golden State—big business. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

California Police Killings Database Shows ‘Clear Racial Disparities’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2015 Newly released records show that black men have been killed by police in California at eight times the rate of other residents over the past decade. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Inmates and Lawyers Against Solitary Confinement

BLANK Aug 23, 2015 A 2011 hunger strike by California convicts attracted the attention of human rights advocates, and that led to an extraordinary alliance. If this group of lawyers and prisoners has its way, the barbaric conditions in our prisons will come to an end. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

California Attorney General Kamala Harris Must End the Barbaric Practice of Solitary Confinement

Bill Blum / Truthdig Aug 17, 2015 If she settles a Pelican Bay prisoners’ lawsuit, Harris will seize an opportunity to serve justice—and her political career as well. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

What About the Christian Terrorists?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2015 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The Rev. Madison Shockley says it's wrong to think of terrorists as Islamic or Christian, we reality check free speech in France, Elizabeth Warren pulls her party to the left, and Rory Fanning stands up to military recruiters. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center:’ A Dismal Jobs Report and the Morning After Pill

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2013 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the depressing jobs report, unrestricted birth control, California Attorney General Kamala Harris' looks and Social Security. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

California Snubs Republican Landslide

Staff / Truthdig Nov 25, 2010 California’s rejection of the Republican tidal wave is complete After three weeks of counting, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris has emerged the victor in the state’s attorney general race . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )