Iran will finally give Jason Rezaian a chance to discuss the charges against him with his lawyer — for a total of one hour before the trial starts.

It's not quite as bad as Egypt.

A Japanese court blocked plans to restart of some nuclear reactors. The court simply followed the applicable safety criteria and concluded that the plants are unsafe and vulnerable to earthquakes.

Japan should start building up solar and wind power. It is a great way to boost the economy, too.

Ethiopians Talk of Violent Intimidation As Their Land Is Earmarked for Foreign Investors.

Under a dictatorship such as Ethiopia, nothing that the government encourages is truly voluntary.

Thatcher's "right to buy" public housing apartments left Britain with insufficient public housing and thus contributed to today's homelessness. The Tory solution: do more of it.

What the UK needs is to legalize squatting again.

Does the Labour Party advocate this? What about the Green Party?

Everyone: ask the Washington Post to treat killer thugs as it treats other killers, by publishing their names when writing about them.