Computer-generated risk assessments are increasingly common in US courtrooms. Black defendants are much more likely to be pegged "higher risk," regardless of other factors.
William Rivers Pitt of Truthout: Donald Trump dredged up the Clinton-era Vince Foster conspiracy theory and threw it against the wall like the rancid viscera of old roadkill.
Curt Ries is an organizer for 99Rise, a gardener, thinker, worker, writer and partner. He blogs at freethoughtresistance.wordpress.com.