Militarization of thug forces implies that they are occupying enemy territory, but who in the US is the enemy? Blacks, principally. This article makes the connection between militarization and racism.

The article also explains that the occupation of Ferguson puts on display the weapons and armor that most often are used to attack private homes, unseen by anyone except the people who live there.

Although non-blacks are not inherently part of the enemy, anyone such as a protester or journalist whose actions support the enemy is treated as one of them.

The Israeli military intelligence reservists who revealed that their work included blackmailing innocent Palestinians have been condemned for puncturing the claim that Israel's army is "the most moral in the world".

Those reservists believe their army is really supposed to be the world's most moral. That's why they are disgusted with what it really is.

Sea animals near Australia are eating plastic, 3/4 of which comes from waste from cities.

Scientists Don't Need to Kill Whales to Study Them.

Everyone: sign this petition for the UN to take control of the removal of fuel rods from the fuel pool at Fukushima #4.