America Is Authoritarian by Design
Truthdig, 10/16/2018 So often, underlying structures and institutions of oppression escape serious scrutiny amid our country’s most high-profile political dramas. Take the recent conviction of Jason Van Dyke, the white Chicago police officer caught on tape four years ago firing 16 shots into 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. From its soul-numbing kill tape to McDonald’s family shown and quoted [...]