America's Brutal Society
Iraq war veteran accused of killing four homeless men in Southern California
By Dan Conway, January 23, 2012
Police in Anaheim, California arrested a suspect believed to be responsible for four murders of homeless men in the surrounding area over the past four weeks.
Family of slain Texas teen condemns police shooting
By Kate Randall, January 6, 2012
Family and friends of Jaime Gonzalez Jr. reacted with anger and grief Wednesday as details began to emerge of his fatal shooting by Brownsville, Texas police.
Texas police kill 15-year old student at school
By John Burton, January 5, 2012
Police officers shot dead a middle school student in Brownsville, Texas Wednesday morning after he was reported to have a gun.
Deadly shootings over Christmas holidays in the US
By Kate Randall, December 28, 2011
A series of deadly shootings over the Christmas holiday period highlights the mounting tensions affecting individuals and families as the economic and social crisis deepens in America.
North Chicago police beating death sparks public outcry
By Shane Feratu and Scott Martin, December 20, 2011
The beating death of Darrin Hanna in a Chicago suburb last month has sparked protests against mounting police brutality in the city.
The high cost of executions in California
By Alan Gilman, October 21, 2011
The expense to California taxpayers for executing one person condemned to death is $308 million, and taxpayers have spent more than $4 billion on capital punishment since it was reinstated in 1978.
Police reign of terror intensifies at Los Angeles County Jail
By Alan Gilman, October 14, 2011
The Los Angeles County Jail, the nation’s largest, with over 17,000 inmates, continues to be plagued by brutal assaults upon its inmates by deputies of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The execution of Troy Davis
By Kate Randall, September 22, 2011
The world looked on in horror Wednesday night as death row inmate Troy Davis was executed by lethal injection at a state prison in Georgia.
Georgia parole board hears evidence of Troy Davis’s innocence
By Bill Van Auken, September 20, 2011
Lawyers for Troy Davis presented evidence of his innocence Monday to the Georgia parole board, which is to decide whether the 42-year-old death row inmate is put to death by lethal injection September 21.
Fullerton, California authorities attempt to cover up police murder of innocent homeless man
By Tom Carter, August 25, 2011
The official and now fully-discredited whitewash by city authorities of a brutal police killing in Fullerton, California gives some indication of the depth of the social crisis in the United States.
In wake of British riots, New York police prepare for unrest
By Bill Van Auken, August 19, 2011
New York police anti-riot units were brought together last weekend at a training facility to prepare for an outbreak of civil unrest similar to those that have occurred recently in Britain.
California transit agency cuts cell phone service to silence protests
By Kevin Kearney, August 17, 2011
In a blatant violation of democratic rights, Bay Area Rapid Transit cut cell service as a preemptive strike against a protest over police brutality last week.
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