Paris Officials Seek to Destroy Potential Evidence in Attack in Nice, France

Staff / Truthdig Jul 23, 2016 Nice authorities believe CCTV footage could yield information in the July 14 incident that killed more than 80 people, but the Paris prosecutor’s office wants the images destroyed. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Police Arrest Man Who Posted Video of Alton Sterling’s Death

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2016 Chris LeDay, who posted the video of the Louisiana man’s death at the hands of police officers, was arrested on what he says were fabricated charges 24 hours after the video went viral. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Josh Scheer and Bill Blum Discuss Hillary Clinton’s Email Misconduct (Audio)

Staff / Truthdig Jul 9, 2016 On this week’s episode of the podcast “The Josh Scheer Show,” host Scheer sits down with legal expert Bill Blum and also interviews Palestinian human rights activist Issa Amro, journalist Sasha Abramsky and filmmaker Andrea B. Scott. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Trevor Noah Breaks Down Why It’s Possible to Be Pro-Cop and Pro-Black (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jul 9, 2016 “It always feels like in America, if you take a stand for something, you automatically are against something else,” the comedian notes, but “it shouldn’t have to work that way.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Donald Trump: Jobs Will Solve the Problems Black Americans Face

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 24, 2016 Asked by Washington Post staff whether he saw disparities in the way U.S. law enforcement treats blacks and whites, the Republican presidential candidate avoided answering directly and proposed that inner-city blacks need employment. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

What’s Your Threat Score?

By Sarah Burris / AlterNet Jan 16, 2016 Authorities are harvesting and evaluating your data to calculate your "threat score." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Welcome to Cop Land

By Matthew Harwood / TomDispatch Dec 21, 2015 If you’ve been listening to various police agencies and their supporters, then you know what the future holds: Anarchy is coming -- and it’s all the fault of activists. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

President Obama: African-Americans Aren’t ‘Making Up’ Concerns About Law Enforcement

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2015 President Obama said the Black Lives Matter movement has “legitimate” concerns and that portraying activists as opposed to police officers is incorrect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Authorities Shift Blame for Certain Fatal Police Shootings Onto the Dead

Staff / Truthdig Oct 7, 2015 Several fatal shootings by police around the U.S. are being ruled as "suicides by cop." Are officials too eager to explain away the use of deadly force? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Dealing With Mass Killings in America

By Karen J. Greenberg, TomDispatch Aug 3, 2015 Imagine you’re in the FBI and a 16-year-old male with no criminal record shows a sudden interest in Islamic State. His grades, previously stellar, are starting to fall, and he's increasingly clicking on jihadist websites. What's more, his parents own legally registered guns, he has been treated by a psychiatrist, and he has repeatedly read news stories about mass killings in the U.S. What do you do? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

All 50 U.S. States Fail to Meet Global Standards on Police Use of Lethal Force

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 18, 2015 A report by Amnesty International USA found that each and every U.S. state ran afoul of international standards on the use of lethal force by police officers -- and that in Pennsylvania, cops can kill if it is "necessary to suppress a riot or mutiny" after the assembeld crowd has "been ordered to disperse." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Eric Holder Just Ended the Program That Let Police Stop and Rob You

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 17, 2015 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )