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By Department of Justice 09/03/2015

The Ferguson Report, Part 2: African-Americans: No Longer Cash Cow for the City?

In our excerpts from The Ferguson Report, Part 1: Breathing While Black, and Other Offenses, we presented a number of shocking incidents that showed what African-Americans were subjected to every day by the Ferguson Police Department. These outrages were driven by racism at its rawest. But there was another dimension to this predatory behavior: Money. The more tickets the police wrote, the more money they earned for the city. And the more brownie points they earned for themselves. In Part 2 of this two-part series, we present excerpts that show — in appalling detail — how those in authority encouraged illegal predation, and even threatened punishment for police officers who preferred to play it straight. We also present a short happy report on some of the dramatic reforms that are taking place.

By Russ Baker 08/29/2015

Classic/2012: Reconsidering the “Lockerbie Bomber”

In this piece, which originally appeared here in 2012, Russ Baker shares problems with the official explanation of who did what in the bombing of a Pan Am plane that crashed in Lockerbie, Scotland and made an international pariah of Libya.

By Russ Baker 08/27/2015

How the Bush Team Crushed Clinton’s FEMA

In Part 4 of this series, we learn how Bush’s hand-picked team set about dismantling the competent, engaged FEMA team installed under Bill Clinton.

By Russ Baker 08/19/2015

GOP Debates, Kids’ Edition

You’ve heard the expression “out of the mouths of babes”? Well, for a proper perspective on the GOP debate participants, it helps to hear their declarations from … the next generation. Funny doesn’t even begin to describe this video.

By Russ Baker 08/11/2015

Chrysler Recalls Hackable Jeeps, Press Still Not Questioning Cause of Hastings Death

In a landmark action, Fiat Chrysler has recalled over a million Jeep Cherokees after tests showed that the cars could be remotely hacked. Despite this confirmation of the dangers lurking in computerized automobiles, the major media have yet to take a closer look at the death of crusading journalist Michael Hastings, who just before his fiery death expressed concerns that someone had tampered with his car.

By Russ Baker 08/10/2015

Trump is Not the Carnival — The Whole Election Is

Is Trump simply a buffoon, or is the entire way we elect presidents buffoonish? This ran in 2011, after Trump abandoned a previous White House bid, but has never been more apt. The Donald Trumps, the Sarah Palins, and their ilk are not a sideshow to the real, substantive campaign. They are a comic distraction so that, by comparison, the rest can seem to offer us something. When in fact, they do not.

By Greg Mitchell 08/09/2015

How the Hiroshima Bombing Got a Hollywood Makeover

Hollywood has always played a crucial role in the Military-Industrial Complex’s attempts to shape American minds and policy. Its role in sanitizing the horrors of Hiroshima is a powerful example.