VIDEO: Former FBI Agent Weighs In on Freddie Gray Case

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2015 Find out what is meant by zero-tolerance policing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Highlights Media Hypocrisy in Coverage of White Riots Vs. Baltimore Protests

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 29, 2015 With a video montage of Americans rioting over incredibly important things such as sports and pumpkins, "The Daily Show" host exposes the double standard on reporting when it comes to the Freddie Gray protests in Baltimore. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The New York Times’ Skewed Reporting on Baltimore

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Apr 28, 2015 A recent article on the situation in Baltimore went 11 paragraphs before quoting anyone other than a police officer or government official. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

President Obama on Baltimore Uprising: ‘No Excuse for … Violence’

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Apr 28, 2015 President Obama addressed the ongoing unrest in Baltimore on Tuesday, admonishing demonstrators for changing the tone of the protests Monday, as he saw it, and characterizing the shift as one toward "senseless violence." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Report: 48 Dead Due to Alleged Poisoning in Venezuelan Jail

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Dec 12, 2014 The exact cause of the inmates' deaths has been the subject of conflicting reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Still No Justice for Michael Brown

Bill Blum / Truthdig Nov 25, 2014 In the coming days, as I and countless others pore over the evidence presented to the grand jury, I will be asking at least two basic questions. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

John Oliver on Ferguson: Police Are Not Soldiers, So Why Are They Wearing Fucking Camo?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Aug 19, 2014 The "Last Week Tonight" host explains how U.S. towns like Ferguson became militarized with the excuse of the drug war and 9/11 and offers some possible solutions to the conflict in Missouri. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Ones Left Behind

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 19, 2014 The fire this time is about invisibility. Our society expects the police to keep unemployed, poorly educated African-American men out of sight and out of mind. When they suddenly take center stage, illuminated by the flash and flicker of Molotov cocktails, we feign surprise. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Canada Bans the Mask: Unlawful Protesters Risk 10 Years in Prison

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 20, 2013 Masked protesters have become a common sight around the globe and Canada is so concerned about the phenomenon that parliament passed a bill that could, under certain circumstances, put disguised men and women away for a very long time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Christopher Dorner and the Lines That Divide Us

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Feb 14, 2013 Issues of race and the LAPD have been raised once again in the case of Christopher Dorner, a dismissed African-American cop accused of killing four people before apparently losing his life in a gunfight with police and subsequent fire.Issues of race and the LAPD have been raised once again in the case of Christopher Dorner, a dismissed African-American cop accused of killing four people. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Raytheon Creates Social Media Spy Software (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 14, 2013 The world's fifth-largest defense contractor has developed a surveillance program that predicts your behavior by tracking the movement of your smartphone and mining public data from sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Foursquare. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Police Chaos in Anaheim

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 2, 2012 Police killings, military fatigue-clad SWAT teams, blocked streets, and the terrorization of men, women and children with attack dogs and rubber bullets. By these signs, the land just beyond Disney’s "Magic Kingdom" appears to be under siege. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )