Chicago Is Trying to Pay Down Its Debt by Impounding Innocent People’s Cars
"It's a story of how bureaucracy is used to grind down people by distributing their misery among as many public offices as possible."
Mass. Drug Testing Fraud Leaves Tens Of Thousands Imprisoned
"Dookhan was paroled after three years and released from prison before the sentences of those she helped convict were vacated. Despite the clear wrongdoing, the state still fought against dismissing the tainted cases."
Zelle, the Banks’ Answer to Venmo, Proves Vulnerable to Fraud
"Interviews with more than two dozen customers who had their money stolen through Zelle illustrate the weaknesses that criminals are using in targeting the network."
CIA’s legacy of torture lives on in Thailand’s ‘black site’
"There has never been an investigation into the Thai officials or agencies involved in the CIA’s covert detentions, which continued until at least 2004 and probably violated national laws."
In Nearly Half the U.S., Marijuana Arrests Have Gone Up Since 2014
"Meanwhile, thousands of people who were arrested previously for what is now legal in many places continue to languish in prisons."
Federal cannabis legalization bill introduced
"Under the new bill, marijuana would be removed from the list of substances classified under the Controlled Substances Act. Schumer's legislation would leave in place decisions by states on how to regulate marijuana."
Trump administration abandons crackdown on legal marijuana
"The Trump administration is abandoning a Justice Department threat to crack down on recreational marijuana in states where it is legal, a move that could enable cannabis businesses in California and other states that have legalized pot to operate without fear of federal raids and prosecution."
India bank run underway after $2B scam at state-run bank prompts bailout bill
"Indians are concerned that a proposed bill, which gives regulators the option to use public deposits to bail out a bank that goes bust, is pushing individuals to hoard cash. The government has repeatedly issued statements to assure the public that their money would be safe. These concerns are heightened by news that emerged in February of a $2 billion fraud at state-run Punjab National Bank, where a jeweler allegedly colluded with a bank employee to siphon off money before leaving the country."
James Bovard: Bitter lessons 25 years after Waco, Texas, siege
"Shortly before the Waco showdown, U.S. government officials signed an international Chemical Weapons Convention treaty. But the treaty contained a loophole permitting governments to gas their own people."
By US Standards, America Should’ve Been Bombed for Waco Siege
"25 years ago today, the U.S. government used chemical weapons on American civilians, which resulted in the death of nearly 80 men, women, and children."
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