By Kali Holloway / AlterNetDec 4, 2015
The “Nightly Show” host puts jokes aside at the top of the Wednesday episode to discuss the mass murder and its aftermath, events that were still unfolding as the program was being taped. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 2, 2015
Emanuel has made an example of his city's top cop one week after the release of video footage showing the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by police Officer Jason Van Dyke. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigNov 26, 2015
In the Republican presidential candidate’s world, African-Americans and Muslim Americans are perpetrators of violence and terrorism. In the reality-based world, they are the victims. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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By Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanNov 26, 2015
Independent media took the official scenario of the Chicago police killing of a 17-year-old black male and turned it on its head. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 25, 2015
More protests are expected Wednesday after the release of video footage showing the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by police officer Jason Van Dyke. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 25, 2015
A judge in Cook County, Ill., charged Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke with first-degree murder Tuesday in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald last year. Updated Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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