Staff / TruthdigMar 30, 2017
Longtime Police Officer Deon Joseph discusses homelessness, mental health and crime in L.A.’s most run-down district. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Lawyer and labor rights professor Victor Narro joined Truthdig to discuss the state's response to the president's immigration crackdown. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJun 11, 2015
The Los Angeles Police Commission ruling in the notorious case does nothing to satisfy the demands for justice being voiced by angry protesters at a commission hearing and in front of the mayor’s home. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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By Meleiza Figueroa and Alan MinskyApr 27, 2015
Police don’t always to have to shoot to kill black people "Tales of the Grim Sleeper," which debuts Monday on HBO, shows how the devaluing of black women’s lives allowed a serial killer to roam free for 25 years Police don’t always to have to shoot to kill black people. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigMar 4, 2015
In her new book, reporter Jill Leovy tackles a subject usually ignored by progressives, black-on-black murders, and she explains how the U.S. criminal justice system too often treats them as not worth solving. In her new book, Jill Leovy tackles black-on-black murder, explaining how the criminal justice system too often treats it as unimportant. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 28, 2011
Hoping to avoid the kind of bad press that other city governments and police forces (ahem, Oakland) recently earned for their ham-fisted mistreatment of Occupy outposts, the Los Angeles Police Department took a slightly different tack early on Monday morning in its attempt to oust Occupy LA (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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