Chicago
Police officer guilty of 2nd-degree murder in Laquan McDonald case
October 5, 2018Officer Jason Van Dyke is guilty of 2nd-degree murder and aggravated assault.
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While being arrested at McDonald’s workers demo, Rev. Barber gets ‘genius grant’
October 5, 2018Barber said the MacArthur grant is “a gesture of support, to do more of what you’re trying to do. It doesn’t say rest on your laurels."
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Van Dyke defense still trying to put Laquan McDonald on trial
September 27, 2018Trying to shift focus off their client, the defense called up several witnesses to testify on McDonald’s troubled past.
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Murder of Laquan McDonald trial continues in Chicago
September 26, 2018Frank Chapman, the national field organizer of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression compares this situation to the widespread lynchings not too long ago in U.S. history. Peoples World interviewed Chapman at his group’s...
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“Gasping for air”: Deputy recounts Laquan McDonald’s final moments
September 19, 2018The defense’s primary argument rests on the notion that McDonald posed a threat to Van Dyke and the public.
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