Category Archives: Crime & Punishment

First Trump Post-Conviction Poll

Reuters: United States Exclusive: One in 10 Republicans less likely to vote for Trump after guilty verdict, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds https://www.reuters.com/world/us/one-10-republicans-less-likely-vote-trump-after-guilty-verdict-reutersipsos-poll-2024-05-31/ By Jason Lange May 31, 2024 WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) – Ten percent of Republican registered voters say they are less likely to vote for Donald Trump following his felony conviction for falsifying business … Continue reading First Trump Post-Conviction Poll →

My True Confession, from 1968: All Downhill from There

Here it is: I didn’t vote for Hubert Humphrey for president in 1968. Humphrey lost to Richard Nixon, by less than one percent. And as Andy Young had warned me, it’s been (almost) all downhill from there. Not that I voted for Nixon instead. Or for George Wallace, the fiery segregationist Alabama governor, who carried … Continue reading My True Confession, from 1968: All Downhill from There →

A Light For Life On Death Row? A Unique Story in Graphics

The Marshall Project: In 2022, I [Maurice Chammah, Staff Writer at The Marshall Project ] spent several weeks shadowing investigator Sara Baldwin as she tried to save a man from execution. Bernard Belcher had killed a young woman named Jennifer Embry; despite deep remorse for his actions, he couldn’t explain why he did it. Baldwin’s … Continue reading A Light For Life On Death Row? A Unique Story in Graphics →

Hump Day Bulletin: Cheney Raids Fox—Preaches to the (Ex)Choir: “Some Things Have to Matter”

Mediaite — Dec. 19th, 2023: Something remarkable happened on Fox News’ Special Report Monday evening: long-time conservative darling and former Fox contributor Liz Cheney urged Fox News viewers to ditch former President Donald Trump, arguing that other candidates won’t “torch the constitution” or try to “seize power.”

“Fleecing The Faithful”: Court and Trial Updates

Fleecing The Faithful– Updates (To read the full text of the report, click here.) [Note: Some links in these reports from 1998-99 have expired.] January 1998: A Friendly Letter Returns, With an Exclusive In-Depth Investigative Report: A Tale of Two Scams: Scam #1: The Productions Plus Scandal Stranger than Fiction: The Weird Cast of Productions … Continue reading “Fleecing The Faithful”: Court and Trial Updates →