Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigSep 3, 2015
Even though there is growing public anger at police for the savage encounters they provoke, there is no evidence that people are targeting police violently as a result. Law enforcement needs to stop waging war on Americans before there are concerted reprisals. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 15, 2015
Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other “Left, Right & Center” panelists discuss Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Cuba to raise the American flag, violence in Ferguson, Mo., one year after the police killing of Michael Brown, and whether Hillary Clinton should be worried about Bernie Sanders. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 12, 2015
The anti-government, conservative organization composed of former military personnel, police and first responders showed up unannounced at the protest marking the one-year anniversary of the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigAug 11, 2015
A first glance at seemingly normal neighborhoods did not reveal the oppression and angst that had fueled one of the most violence uprisings in U.S. history. One had to probe deeper to find that raw nerve. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 10, 2015
Tyrone Harris was shot by four plainclothes detectives after allegedly firing on their unmarked vehicle as he walked from a gunfight among several people late Sunday night, according to the St. Louis County Police Department. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 10, 2015
After being accused of inadequately representing the interests of blacks during his presidential campaign, Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders took the major step of publishing a detailed platform articulating his views on the chronic violence inflicted upon Americans of color both physically and via the nation's political, legal and economic systems. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
The Rev. Madison Shockley / TruthdigAug 9, 2015
The police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., a year ago launched the Black Lives Matter movement. But officer-involved shootings seem only to have accelerated. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigAug 9, 2015
Marking the anniversary of Michael Brown's death at the hand of a Ferguson, Mo., police officer, professor John A. Powell discusses how we can create a society in which black lives really do matter. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanJul 30, 2015
A stunning indictment has been handed down in Cincinnati, focusing attention again on police killings of people of color. Cleveland should pay attention. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Emily Wilson / TruthdigJul 22, 2015
Her solo show examines how favoring incarceration over education puts marginalized minors at risk. Dig deeper ( 7 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 )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJun 6, 2015
While one glance at the news about recent police killings would probably lead you to assume that more unarmed minorities are killed than are weaponless whites, the actual numbers might astound you. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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