No Firings in LAPD’s May Day Brutality

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2009 A Los Angeles police review panel comprised mostly of cops has refused to fire any of the officers involved in the 2007 May Day brutality in MacArthur Park. The city shelled out $13 million in settlements because of the melee, but the worst punishment handed down was a 20-day suspension for one cop. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tyranny on Display at the Republican Convention

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 8, 2008 St. Paul is a window into our future. It is a future where constitutional rights mean nothing and where lawful dissent is branded a form of terrorism. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Over 300 Arrested at RNC

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2008 Beginning Saturday with a guns-drawn assault on a protester meeting space and continuing through the weekend with raids on houses of known activists in St. Paul, Twin Cities police have arrested over 300 anti-RNC demonstrators. At least 120 of them are accused of felonies, including trumped-up "conspiracy to riot" charges. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Beijing 2008: Are You Ready for McCommunism?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 8, 2008 Naomi Klein points out that while repression in China is nothing new, Police State 20 has nothing to do with Communist ideological purity and everything to do with creating "the ultimate consumer cocoon for Visa cards, Adidas sneakers, China Mobile cell phones, McDonald's happy meals, Tsingtao beer, and UPS delivery -- to name just a few of the official Olympic sponsors But the hottest new market of all is the surveillance itself an entirely for-profit affair that is the latest frontier for the global Disaster Capitalism Complex" . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The American Police State

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 29, 2007 A Dallas jury, a week ago, caused a mistrial in the government case against this country's largest Islamic charity. The action raises a defiant fist on the sinking ship of American democracy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ellsberg Warns of Possible ‘Police State’ in U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Sep 26, 2007 Just to put current world events in perspective, here's a transcript of a recent speech by Daniel Ellsberg, the former Defense Department analyst who released the Pentagon Papers to the press during the Vietnam War, about some potential developments that could severely harm our country in the not-so-distant future. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Yahoo Sued for Collaborating With China

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2007 A human rights organization is suing Yahoo for assisting the Chinese government in arresting dissidents by providing information on its users. Like Google and Microsoft, Yahoo has defended the practice of handing over data to China as a necessary evil mitigated by the benefits of the Internet, crippled and corrupt though it may be. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Orlando, Charity Can Be a Crime

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2007 A 21-year-old Floridian was arrested in Orlando for feeding a group of 30 homeless people. It is illegal in Orlando to feed more than 25 destitute people without a permit, which can be obtained only twice a year. As if to drive home the absurdity of the law, authorities took a sample of Eric Montanez's illegal stew for evidence. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )