By Julia Conley / Common DreamsDec 18, 2019
Among them are a hedge fund manager, a charter school founder and a lawyer who represented Wall Street banks. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigDec 2, 2019
The post-Civil War laws that oppressed blacks aren’t dead. They have just been updated for 21st-century America. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
DON BABWIN / The Associated PressFeb 11, 2019
Illinois' highest court is asked to review the relatively short prison sentence for the white Chicago cop who fatally shot the black teenager. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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DON BABWIN and MICHAEL TARM / The Associated PressJan 17, 2019
The judge said there was no indication the officers tried to hide evidence in the shooting of the black teenager in 2014. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
DON BABWIN and MICHAEL TARM / The Associated PressOct 5, 2018
It’s the first time in half a century that a Chicago police officer has been convicted of such a crime for an on-duty death. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Paul Street / TruthdigOct 3, 2018
Decades of segregation and brutal policing have turned the city into one giant powder keg, leading activists to fear for the worst. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
MICHAEL TARM / The Associated PressSep 4, 2018
The announcement comes the day before the start of one of the biggest police-shooting trials in the city's history. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Eileen Cronin / TruthdigOct 18, 2016
Half of police killings involve people with a mental disorder, but little attention is paid to the issue in media coverage. This failing, whether due to a lack of education or prejudice, is hurting the most vulnerable members of society. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigMar 18, 2016
After demonstrations by Black Lives Matter over the 2014 police killing of Laquan McDonald, Chicago-area voters rejected longtime official Anita Alvarez in a primary this week. Sonali Kolhatkar speaks to journalist Sarah Macaraeg about political activism in the city. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigDec 31, 2015
The movement's innovative and committed activism has renewed the struggle for racial justice In 2015, no other progressive cause in the United States came close to its perseverance and creativity The movement's innovative and committed activism has renewed the struggle for racial justice. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 13, 2015
Chicago's police department is under fire, with recent revelations about misconduct and cover-ups. But scandals and brutality are nothing new there -- as this video explains, abuse within the Chicago P.D. goes way, way back. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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