Autopsy Shows Michael Brown Was Struck at Least 6 Times  —  FERGUSON, Mo. — Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager who was killed by a police officer, sparking protests around the nation, was shot at least six times, including twice in the head, a preliminary private autopsy performed on Sunday found.

Ferguson police officer was ‘doing his job’, say supporters  —  Protesters, almost all of whom were white, say Darren Wilson is being victimised as they stage protest in St Louis  —  Supporters of the police officer who shot dead an unarmed teenager in Missouri last weekend …

The Charges Against Rick Perry Are Thin.  But They Are Also Clarifying.  —  Barely had their schadenfreude subsided over the indictment Friday of Texas Governor Rick Perry for abusing the powers of his office than even some liberal commentators began questioning the charges.

How to wreck the GOP in 3 easy steps!  —  Now's the time for change — and here's how to make it  —  President Obama is in the doldrums.  He has run out of ideas, and out of gas.  His strongest supporters are in the grip of a morbid fatalism.  There is nothing the president can do any longer …

The Coming Race War Won't Be About Race  —  Ferguson is not just about systemic racism—it's about class warfare, and how America's poor are held back  —  Will the recent rioting in Ferguson, Missouri, be a tipping point in the struggle against racial injustice, or will it be a minor footnote …

Congressional Re-Elect Measure Remains Near All-Time Low  —  American voters not as negative about their own member of Congress  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Nineteen percent of U.S. registered voters say most members of Congress deserve re-election, roughly the same as in two measures earlier this year.

Breaking: Nuclear Sabotage in Europe?  —  Here's a curious story out of Belgium that is receiving no media attention (outside a few mentions in the specialized press) in the US: … According to a separate report in the Belgian press, Belgian anti-terrorism investigators are working on the case.

In Ferguson, Black Town, White Power  —  POLITICS, wrote the political scientist Harold Lasswell in 1936, is about “who gets what, when, and how.”  If you want to understand the racial power disparities we've seen in Ferguson, Mo., understand that it's not only about black and white.  It's about green.

Three More Journalists Detained In Ferguson (VIDEO)  —  Relations between police in Ferguson, Mo. and members of the media covering protests against law enforcement there broke down again Sunday night.  —  Echoing the arrests of the Huffington Post's Ryan Reilly and the Washington Post's …