The thug that killed Christian Taylor has been fired because it became clear he had made false accusations (standard thug practice) against Taylor to try to justify the killing.

He should be prosecuted, indeed. But making false accusations is a vicious crime even when it isn't accompanied with killing. All thugs found to make false accusations should be prosecuted for perjury.

Making the case that Arctic Ocean oil must be off limits.

Shell's investment of billions of dollars in Arctic drilling can only be profitable if it pumps lots of oil there — and that means lots of global heating.

Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled that executions violate the Connecticut constitution.

Reddit deleted a posting because Russia demanded it, and Reddit's management says it is Reddit's policy to do so.

The Greek Parliament has acceded to the EU's demands, the preconditions for bailing out Greece's bankster creditors. In the process, it split the Syriza Party, which will force new elections.

We will see if Tsipras "has what it takes" … to be the EU's subordinate in charge for Greece.

Here's what the plutocratic rulers will impose on Greece.

Many of these items sound like changes for the better, and perhaps some really will be improvements (though that depends on details). Syriza's initial mandate included some of them.

However, reducing pensions by 1% of the GDP is an enormous cut in the support for old people who are now barely getting by. This will kill thousands.

And changing labor law will probably mean letting companies mistreat workers.