Illinois Rep. Removed From House Floor After Donning Hoodie for Trayvon Martin

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2012 Members of the New York City Council have worn them. Players on the Miami Heat were photographed wearing them. Numerous celebrities have donned them. And on Wednesday, Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., was escorted from the House floor for wearing a hoodie while addressing members of Congress over the killing of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed Florida teenager who was gunned down last month. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Faking the ‘Truth About Trayvon’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2012 Fake photographs of Trayvon Martin are being used to diminish public concern about his killing; emails and other documents of the Department of Homeland Security reveal that the hacktivist group Anonymous was investigated as a dangerous security threat; Egyptian women are finding ways to express their revolutionary voices through music. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Repeal the ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Mar 28, 2012 The "Stand Your Ground" laws in Florida and other states should all be repealed. At best, they are redundant. At worst, as in the Trayvon Martin killing, they are nothing but a license to kill. Dig deeper

The Hoodie

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The Right’s Etch A Sketch Imperative

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 26, 2012 Clarifying moments are rare in politics. Over the last week, Americans were blessed with three. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Guns in Florida

Bill Schorr, Cagle Cartoons Mar 25, 2012 Dig deeper

‘Left, Right & Center’: ‘If I Had a Son, He’d Look Like Trayvon’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2012 President Obama speaks out on the killing of unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin. Is it right for a president to weigh in on a federal investigation? Listen in as Robert Scheer, Warren Olney and Shawn Steel take a crack at this question on "Left, Right & Center." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

President Speaks Up for Trayvon Martin

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2012 It happened nearly a month ago, and his alleged killer has yet to be arrested, but Trayvon Martin's cause made it to the White House on Friday, as President Obama took the time during a news conference in the Rose Garden to pay tribute to the slain Florida teen and reaffirm the call for justice. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Million Hoodie March

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Trayvon Martin and the Million Hoodie March; Rick Santorum's Christian nation; Dave Zirin is "shock-raged" over the New Orleans Saints, and we get an update on the Super PACs now leasing our democracy. Plus: Mr. Fish and John Lennon. Dig deeper

Million Hoodie March

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Trayvon Martin and the Million Hoodie March; Rick Santorum's Christian nation; Dave Zirin is "shock-raged" over the New Orleans Saints, and we get an update on the super PACs now leasing our democracy. Plus: Mr. Fish and John Lennon.This week on Truthdig Radio: Trayvon Martin and the Million Hoodie March; Rick Santorum's Christian nation; Dave Zirin is "shock-raged;" super PAC update and Mr. Fish. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Florida Shooting

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Stand Your Ground

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Mar 23, 2012 Dig deeper