Robert Scheer with Kevin CooperDec 25, 2019
Efforts by the inmate's legal team and journalists lead California's governor to order a re-examination of the case. Cooper tells his story here. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )
Marjorie Cohn / TruthdigJul 9, 2019
Between her stints as San Francisco District Attorney and California Attorney General, the senator has made a career of serving injustice. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Thomas Hedges / The Real News NetworkMar 20, 2019
The Democratic hopeful claims to support Medicare-for-all and the Green New Deal, but can she be trusted if elected? Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
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Narda Zacchino / Los Angeles TimesJan 30, 2019
DNA tests could reveal whether Kevin Cooper was wrongly convicted. California's former governor waited eight years to order them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Kevin Cooper / TruthdigJan 21, 2019
After being defined by so many others in unrecognizable terms, it’s time to set the record straight. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 31, 2018
Featuring journalists, whistleblowers, musicians and more, this year's interviews capture an America at a unique crossroads in its history. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
KATHLEEN RONAYNE and DON THOMPSON / THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDec 24, 2018
Death row inmate Cooper and his attorneys say the tests will show he was framed for the killings of four people in 1983. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigDec 14, 2018
Kevin Cooper reflects on his near-execution, the cowardice of California Democrats and his struggle to stay sane on death row. Part 1 of 2. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )
Kevin Cooper / TruthdigOct 24, 2018
The ongoing support of capital punishment belies this country’s claim to having moved past the primitive stage of human development. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Kevin Cooper / TruthdigSep 3, 2018
Wrongly convicted prisoners assert their innocence, and research backs them up, yet some politicians and law enforcement officials continue to propagate lies and prop up an unjust system. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Narda ZacchinoJun 16, 2018
The reality star pleads with the California governor, via tweet, to give death row inmate Kevin Cooper the tests he has been denied, tests that could prove his innocence. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eric Ortiz / TruthdigApr 16, 2018
Many legal experts and human rights advocates say the murder case is the worst example of wrongful conviction they have ever seen. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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