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Cornel West Slams 'Weak' Obama Response
David Weigel, The Washington Post
Weigel writes: "It was telling, West said, that Obama could call Dallas 'a vicious and despicable act' but would not use those exact words to describe police-involved killings in general."
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David Weigel, The Washington Post
Weigel writes: "It was telling, West said, that Obama could call Dallas 'a vicious and despicable act' but would not use those exact words to describe police-involved killings in general."
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Despite Worldwide Outcry, US Police Kill Another Black Man
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Despite national and international outcry against the recent police killings of two Black men in the United States, another Black man was shot dead by Houston police Saturday night in a killing that was caught on camera that shows the man with his arms up, surrendering to police officers."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "Despite national and international outcry against the recent police killings of two Black men in the United States, another Black man was shot dead by Houston police Saturday night in a killing that was caught on camera that shows the man with his arms up, surrendering to police officers."
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Aren't More White People Than Black People Killed by Police? Yes, but No.
Wesley Lowery, The Washington Post
Lowery writes: "Data scientists and policing experts often note, comparing how many or how often white people are killed by police to how many or how often black people are killed by the police is statistically dubious unless you first adjust for population."
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Wesley Lowery, The Washington Post
Lowery writes: "Data scientists and policing experts often note, comparing how many or how often white people are killed by police to how many or how often black people are killed by the police is statistically dubious unless you first adjust for population."
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Death, Abuse and Sexual Assault: The Horrific and Unregulated Private Prison Van Transport Business
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Goodman reports: "Each year, tens of thousands of fugitives and suspects - many who have never been convicted of a crime - are entrusted to a handful of small private companies that specialize in transferring the men and women across the country."
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Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Goodman reports: "Each year, tens of thousands of fugitives and suspects - many who have never been convicted of a crime - are entrusted to a handful of small private companies that specialize in transferring the men and women across the country."
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US Still Ducks Iraq Accountability
Paul R. Pillar, Consortium News
Pillar writes: "With the Chilcot report, Great Britain somewhat came to grips with its role in the criminal invasion of Iraq, but neocon-controlled Washington still refuses to give the American people any honest accounting."
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Paul R. Pillar, Consortium News
Pillar writes: "With the Chilcot report, Great Britain somewhat came to grips with its role in the criminal invasion of Iraq, but neocon-controlled Washington still refuses to give the American people any honest accounting."
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Mexican NGOs Condemn Extrajudicial Killings by Police in Oaxaca
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Mexican human rights organizations have issued a scathing preliminary report accusing the Mexican government of a series of human rights abuses - including excessive use of force, arbitrary detentions and extrajudicial executions - stemming from the actions of police during operations in the southern state of Oaxaca that have left at least 10 people dead."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "Mexican human rights organizations have issued a scathing preliminary report accusing the Mexican government of a series of human rights abuses - including excessive use of force, arbitrary detentions and extrajudicial executions - stemming from the actions of police during operations in the southern state of Oaxaca that have left at least 10 people dead."
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Leaked Document Reveals Alarming New Environmental Threats of TTIP
Sierra Club, EcoWatch
Excerpt: "This morning, as the most recent round of trade negotiations between the U.S. and European Union began in Brussels, the Guardian reported a leaked document from the EU that reveals its intentions to include new, dangerous language in the proposed energy chapter of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)."
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Sierra Club, EcoWatch
Excerpt: "This morning, as the most recent round of trade negotiations between the U.S. and European Union began in Brussels, the Guardian reported a leaked document from the EU that reveals its intentions to include new, dangerous language in the proposed energy chapter of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)."
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