Russell Brand on Ferguson Decision: Are We Living in a Corrupt World With No Possibility for Change?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Nov 26, 2014 After talking passionately about the deaths of Michael Brown and 12-year-old Tamir Rice at the hands of policemen, the "Trews" host exclaims, "What Ferguson has become is a microcosmic cauldron of centuries of racial oppression." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ferguson Isn’t the Only Place Where Police Are Protected by a Broken System

Staff / Truthdig Nov 26, 2014 The recent ruling by a St. Louis grand jury on Michael Brown's shooting sheds light on just how difficult it is to indict a cop; the apocalypse may have something to do with indifference toward climate change; meanwhile, a teacher uses a scrap of paper to teach his students a valuable lesson about inequality and privilege. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson Does Post-Grand Jury Press

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Nov 26, 2014 As for why Wilson pursued and fired at Michael Brown when the unarmed teenager was running away, he said, "My job isn't to just sit and wait." Dig deeper ( 2 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 )

Michael Brown’s Shooter Will Not Be Indicted

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 25, 2014 The grand jury investigating the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., has decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson: He’s Sorry, but He’s Not Leaving (Video)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 26, 2014 Although the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo., happened less than two months ago, that event transformed the community and put the spotlight on issues of race relations and police brutality in the U.S. for all the world to see. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Video Shows Witness Saying Michael Brown Had Hands Up When Killed (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 14, 2014 Footage of the moments immediately after the fatal shooting of black teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., in August shows a witness on the scene saying the unarmed 18-year-old's hands were raised when he was killed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Over 1,000 Protest in Ferguson, Call for Highway Shutdown Monday

By Kevin Zeese, Popular Resistance Aug 31, 2014 Well over 1,000 people peacefully marched through Ferguson on Saturday, some going door to door in prosecutor Robert McCulloch's neighborhood to demand he be removed or recuse himself. There are calls for shutting down highways on Labor Day. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Sounds of Michael Brown Shooting Allegedly Caught in Audio Clip

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Aug 27, 2014 A new audio clip released by an unidentified man from Ferguson, Mo., allegedly captures the shooting of Michael Brown on Aug. 9. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ferguson’s Next Rally: Justice for Michael Brown

The Rev. Madison Shockley / Truthdig Aug 25, 2014 The real pressure point now moves to the grand jury of St. Louis County. The focus should now be justice for Michael Brown. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

What Makes Michael Brown’s Killing Different From the Rest?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Aug 21, 2014 Mychal Denzel Smith, a contributing writer at The Nation, argues that the impetus behind the Ferguson protests isn't the slaying of one unarmed black man since the incident is not uncommon in present-day America. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )