Marcia Alesan Dawkins / TruthdigApr 29, 2012
Sunday, April 29, marks the 20th anniversary of the start of the Los Angeles uprising and the two-week anniversary of the resurrection of slain gangsta rapper Tupac Shakur as a hologram at Coachella. The events are not a coincidence. Rather, they are part of a cultural argument that speaks to racial tensions, police misconduct and vigilantism that have plagued the city for decades.The 20th anniversary of the L.A. uprising and the resurrection of slain rapper Tupac are not a coincidence. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 29, 2012
This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Consumer Reports senior scientist Dr. Michael Hanson tells us the United States lags far behind Europe and Asia in its regulation of the meat industry; Tupac and the LA Riots at 20; Rocky Anderson's alternative campaign for president; and Greenpeace protests Apple's dirty cloud. Dig deeper
Staff / TruthdigApr 29, 2012
This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Consumer Reports senior scientist Dr Michael Hanson tells us the United States lags far behind Europe and Asia in its regulation of the meat industry; Tupac and the LA riots at 20; Rocky Anderson's alternative campaign for president; and Greenpeace protests Apple's dirty cloudThis week on Truthdig Radio: Consumer Reports senior scientist Dr Michael Hanson on mad cow disease; Tupac and the L. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigApr 21, 2012
This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Thousands of companies are withholding and keeping their employees' state income taxes; 20 years after the LA riots: Whites don't see the racial divide everyone else senses; the Secret Service and masculinity in Colombia; and Robert Scheer sounds offcom/avbooth/category/truthdig_radio/" title="Truthdig Radio">Truthdig Radio: Companies are keeping their employees' state income taxes; 20 years after the L riots: Whites don't see the racial divide; the Secret Service; and Robert Scheer sounds off. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 21, 2012
This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Thousands of companies are withholding and keeping their employees' state income taxes; 20 years after the L.A. riots: Whites don't see the racial divide everyone else senses; the Secret Service and masculinity in Colombia; and Robert Scheer sounds off. Dig deeper
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigApr 18, 2012
The killing of Trayvon Martin is a reminder of the racial divide poisoning American life, which has resisted all attempts to bridge it, even after the country elected its first African-American president. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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