Trump chickened out of debating Sanders after Sanders accepted the challenge.

Trump was apparently bluffing, and did not know what to do when Sanders called his bluff.

A UK teacher writes about being threatened with dismissal for violating an unwritten requirement to wear a tie.

I reject ties both as a matter of comfort and as an act of rebellion. If it were just a matter of personal preference, I wouldn't need to talk about it, I'd just do it. However, many men are forced to wear ties, basically as a symbol of submission, and that makes it an ethical issue.

I hope that my refusal to wear a tie will help clear the path for others to refuse.

British dissidents jailed for their acts of protest describe the repression and dishonesty they encountered in prison.

Typically their "offenses" are not real, just excuses the state finds convenient.

Some found their resolve strengthened by the experience.

Millions of US teenagers live in places that have a permanent curfew. They can be arrested just for being outside.

Aside from being repressive, selective enforcement creates a way to direct minority group children into a life of legal difficulties even when they don't commit any real crimes.

French people are still protesting and striking against a proposed law to reduce workers' rights.

The president has adopted a standard right-wing position and justifies it with standard right-wing arguments: he claims this will benefit workers by giving employers the "flexibility" (i.e., more power over the workers). How could that be? Implicitly, he assumes France is competing with other countries to attract businesses by letting them mistreat workers more.