Al-Sisi decreed that protesters (or anyone accused of any offense on a public street) can be given military trials.

Turkey has allowed 150 peshmerga to cross to defend Kobani.

How can that number be enough?

The US proposal to stop incentivizing banksters to take dangerous risks is so weak it is laughable.

Many Republican officials (and some Democrats) suffer from Empathy Deficit Disorder.

State judges in many US states are elected, and wealthy political interests are spending money to control the elections.