As surrender to plutocracy spreads poverty across Europe, nationalism offers the prospect of a magical escape without confronting the real root of the injustice.

Often nationalism puts the blame for poverty on "parasitic" immigrants rather the principal parasites — the rich.

California passed a bill banning businesses from making customers agree not to post negative reviews. One is proposed at the US level.

I wonder whether these measures also cover the attempt to require customers to assign copyright on their reviews to the business.

What the US government must do if it wants to cut poverty.

Many experts warn that ISIS propaganda videos are intended to suck the US into a war that would legitimize ISIS among Sunnis and thus strengthen it.

US hawks that call for immediate war are motivated by domestic politics. If as a byproduct of political gain they strengthen ISIS, that's not important to them.

Chevron is trying to buy the city council election in Richmond, California using smears and confusion.