No Humane Way to Die

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig May 2, 2014 No one who supports the death penalty should have the slightest problem with the way Clayton Lockett died. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Botched Execution

Mike Keefe, Cagle Cartoons May 1, 2014 Dig deeper

When Cruel and Unusual Punishment Becomes Usual

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 1, 2014 The state of Oklahoma tortured a man to death this week. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S. Inmate ‘Tortured’ in Botched Execution

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2014 A U.S. death row inmate writhed in agony and mumbled incoherently in a botched execution using untested drugs, before dying of a heart attack 40 minutes into the ordeal, news reports said. The prisoner, Clayton Lockett, is shown above left. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Gates Doesn’t Want Minimum Wage Raised

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2014 Bill Gates and other members of the 1 percent worry about having to pay more taxes to increase wages; the United States turned its back on the Arab Spring; meanwhile, an Oklahoma legislator wants to forbid all marriages so gays won't wed either. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Senator Coburn Wants Offsets for Federal Disaster Relief

RJ Matson, Cagle Cartoons, Roll Call May 27, 2013 Dig deeper

Shelter From the Storm

John Darkow, Cagle Cartoons, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri May 26, 2013 Dig deeper

After Oklahoma Disaster, Give Thanks to Government

David Sirota / Truthdig May 24, 2013 There is something troubling about government leaders initially implying -- if subtly -- that a nongovernmental response is as significant as a governmental one. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Tornado Kill List

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig May 24, 2013 Dig deeper

The Heartland

Nick Anderson / Truthdig May 23, 2013 Dig deeper

Tornado

Signe Wilkinson / Truthdig May 23, 2013 Dig deeper

The Twister

Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill May 23, 2013 Dig deeper