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Chicago Police Officer Charged With Murder After Video Shows Him Shooting Laquan McDonald 16 Times
“I was so disturbed by that videotape ... [by] the amount of callous disregard for this young man laying in the street.”
Chicago’s Call for Peace Over Laquan McDonald Video Does Not Extend to Police Department
The Chicago Police Department is suiting up through November 29 to deal with whatever comes after the video is released.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Institutional Racism Is Still a Problem in the US, and More
The racial makeup of neighborhoods in Baltimore is “the most significant predictor of whether a [mortgage] loan gets made.”
Brussels Is Under High Security Alert, but Will Europe Address Muslims in “Marginalized Ghettos”?
Belgium's capital city of Brussels is on its highest alert as residents remain on lockdown.
Air Force Whistleblowers Risk Prosecution to Warn Drone War Kills Civilians, Fuels Terror
Has the US drone war “fueled the feelings of hatred that ignited terrorism and groups like ISIS”?
Glenn Greenwald: “Shameless” US Officials Exploit Paris Attacks to Defend Spying and Attack Snowden
Top US officials have renewed a push to defend mass surveillance.
Glenn Greenwald on “Submissive” Media’s Drumbeat for War and “Despicable” Anti-Muslim Scapegoating
Media coverage after Paris has seen familiar patterns: uncritically repeating government claims.
Human Right Watch Decries Efforts to Reject People Fleeing Wars in Syria and Iraq
Friday's deadly attacks in Paris have set off a storm of calls to close borders and reject refugees.
Climate Activists Vow to Continue With Protests Ahead of Paris Talks
In the wake of the Paris attacks, climate activists and the French government are at odds over plans for a massive protest march.
“We’ve Never Had Privacy”: Hamid Khan on How the Surveillance State Impacts Marginalized Communities
Hamid Khan from the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition discusses the surveillance-industrial complex and its profound impacts on our lives.