Erik Nielson, writing at the Huffington Post, says that President Obama deceived many hip-hop artists and other black folks who supported him.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused the two major companies of using criminal-background checks illegally. 

Thanks to people's apparent ability to tune out or shrug off this major event, maybe getting an unbiased jury won't be that hard after all.

In a piece for Slate, Emily Bazelon explains why sequestering a jury, especially in such a high-profile case, does not work.