Remembering Emmett Till on the 60th Anniversary of His Murder

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2015 The 14-year-old boy who was murdered by two white men in rural Mississippi 60 years ago has become more than a symbol of the horrors of racism in America, more than a catalyst for the civil rights movement. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cecil the Lion

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Murder of Cecil

Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons Jul 31, 2015 Dig deeper

Argentina’s History of Assassinations and Suspicious Suicides

Staff / Truthdig Feb 12, 2015 Special prosecutor Alberto Nisman's startling death last month left Argentina in turmoil. Sadly, that's not unusual. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Mubarak Cleared of Guilt in Protester Deaths in 2011 Uprising

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 30, 2014 Two people were killed Saturday amid an outpouring of public grief as police and protesters clashed after the overturning of a life sentence against former Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak in the deaths of hundreds who called for his removal during the Arab Spring of 2011. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Americans Are 64 Times More Likely to Be Murdered Than Die in an Act of Terrorism

Juan Cole / Truthdig Nov 18, 2014 The Institute for Economics and Peace in the U.K. has released a report on terrorism in 2013, which it maintains was substantially up. Conceptually, I have to critique the study. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Lone Wolf

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Oscar Pistorius Found Not Guilty of Murder in Reeva Steenkamp Shooting Case

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 11, 2014 Only Oscar "Blade Runner" Pistorius knows exactly what happened on Feb. 14, 2013, at his home, when the South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete shot and killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, but murder has now been ruled out as the official explanation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

S Street Rising

By Daniel Stashower Jul 11, 2014 A gritty street-level portrait of a dark chapter in the history of Washington, D.C., reflected in the mirror of the author’s own crack addiction. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Did Richmond, Calif., Reduce Its Murder Rate by Paying People Not to Kill?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 18, 2014 Nearly a decade ago, violent crime in Richmond, Calif., was so bad that the City Council debated declaring a state of emergency. Seeking to end the bloodshed, officials authorized DeVone Boggan to pay likely perpetrators to stay out of trouble. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Shooting Tragedy in Santa Barbara Leaves 7 Dead

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 25, 2014 A 22-year-old man with apparent social difficulties is suspected of killing six people and injuring seven late Friday near the University of California campus in Santa Barbara. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

NRA Hypnosis

Mark Fiore / Truthdig May 1, 2014 I had already been planning on cartooning the National Rifle Association's ridiculous annual meeting when my nephew's unarmed friend got killed in what is shaping up to be another "Stand Your Ground" case. Dig deeper