Prosecutors Who Break the Law Face No Punishment
Prosecutors get away with just about anything, including falsifying evidence, coercing witnesses, and ruining lives — but that may change.
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The Lack of Accountability in US Politics Is Beyond Shameful
With so much job security, US politicians can get away with just about anything and the country suffers as a result.
‘Voter Integrity’ Vigilantes on a Purging Mission
State laws allowing individuals to challenge other individuals’ right to vote — supposedly in the name of voting integrity — are being weaponized, causing havoc and abuse at the polls.
Brilliant Black Woman Who Defended the Accused Killer of JFK’s Mistress, Part 2
Dovey Roundtree was facing tough pressure defending her client, who was accused of murdering the mistress of JFK. Everyone wanted a guilty plea, but Roundtree had done her homework, and once the trial began she started exposing holes in the prosecution’s “case-closed” narrative.
Who’s Winning Global Dominance?
Private Prison Stocks Soar ; Chomsky’s Warning …and More Picks 6/22
Child Separation Crisis Background: Who Caused the Misery South of the Border?
Anyone who thinks people just brave the border hazards for the heck of it pays no attention to historical causation — in particular the role the US has played over the decades propping up right-wing dictators throughout South and Central America.
The Brilliant Black Woman Who Defended the Accused Killer of JFK’s Mistress, Part 1
After Dovey Johnson Roundtree’s early life in the Jim Crow south, she was more than ready to face the white power establishment determined to convict her client for the usual reasons (he was black), as well as for mysterious reasons.
Did the NRA Launder Russian Money to Help Trump Win the 2016 Presidential Election?
Counterintelligence officials confirm Russia played a major role in helping Donald Trump get elected. Now the Justice Department is investigating whether key Kremlin officials used the NRA to donate money to Trump’s campaign.
Ohio Voter Purge a Solution in Search of a Problem
The Supreme Court has given the green light to a completely unnecessary voter purge in Ohio, supposedly implemented in the name of fighting voter fraud. But its effect and obvious real purpose is just more disenfranchisement — and now other red states will surely implement the same program.
Whitewashing the US’s Racist History
‘Kill List’ Lawsuit Gets Day in Court ; The World’s New Money Laundering Location …and More Picks 6/14
Internal CIA Docs: ‘Enhanced Interrogation’ Is Torture
A recently released CIA report from 1956 shows the agency once condemned the torture techniques of communist regimes as immoral. But the agency would later end up using many of those same methods — and worse — in the War on Terror.
Trump Sets Stage for Federal Worker Purges
Over the first 500 days of the new administration, there has not been a dramatic increase in whistleblower complaints. But new Trump policies, and a drive to cut federal budgets, may make all federal employees — especially those who challenge White House policies — much more vulnerable.