Political Staff Overruled "Purists" at State Department Who Tallied Slavery Problems.

14 countries were given grades they don't deserve, including China and India.

The US bombing campaign against PISSI has killed at least 459 civilians. The US dishonors itself by denying this.

It is impossible to have a war without killing and wounding some civilians. The enemy, PISSI, has intentionally murdered thousands of civilians. Compared with that, the unintended civilian casualties of US bombing are few.

Nonetheless, Sunnis living under PISSI's control may well feel safe from PISSI, and consider the US bombing the principal present danger. Thus, the US needs to reduce these casualties by not attacking cities.

Many dams in the US are unsafe and need maintenance to prevent disasters.

India's government has imposed filters blocking access to hundreds of "indecent" web sites.

239 Years Ago, Adam Smith Predicted Fury of Seattle Business at CEO Who Pays Workers Well. But perhaps "reported on" would be more accurate than "predicted".

The best part of the article is the list of quotations from Adam Smith that plutocratists would not like.