The Pepper Shot Heard ’Round the Web

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2011 In what could turn out to be a recruiting coup for the Occupy movement, a clip showing a UC Davis campus police officer blithely pepper-spraying a group of seated students is stirring outrage from all corners of the Web. (more)A UC Davis campus police officer who blithely pepper-sprayed a group of seated students may have handed a gift to the Occupy movement. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Dorli Rainey

Staff / Truthdig Nov 18, 2011 We could all take a tip from Dorli Rainey, who at 84 has the stamina and then some to keep up the good fight, even if it means facing off with the police, and even if it means getting a faceful of pepper spray. That's what happened to Rainey on Wednesday, courtesy of the Seattle police, but the incident only fired her up. We could all take a tip from Dorli Rainey, who at 84 has the stamina and then some to keep up the good fight, even if it means getting a faceful of pepper spray. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )