Staff / TruthdigMar 29, 2012
The man who killed Trayvon Martin last month, George Zimmerman, has claimed his life was threatened in a fight with the unarmed 17-year-old and thus he was forced to shoot the Florida youth. But the injuries that Zimmerman, 28, said he sustained weren't apparent in video footage taken later that day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMar 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 )
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Eugene Robinson / TruthdigMar 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The "Stand Your Ground" laws in Florida and other states should all be repealed.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
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigMar 26, 2012
Clarifying moments are rare in politics. Over the last week, Americans were blessed with three. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMar 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMar 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
Staff / TruthdigMar 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 )
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