24 US states have denied poor people US-funded medical care based on ideological opposition to allowing poor people to get help from the state.

Helping the poor is one of the purposes of having a state.

San Francisco is on track to recycle or compost all waste by 2020.

In addition, sale of water in plastic bottles will be banned on public property. I think this is a good idea, but there should be a hefty tax on small bottles of water no matter where sold. I carry a water bottle with me, and refill it when I find potable water available.

Charities that help the poor in the UK are being threatened with closure if they talk about the political cause of poverty.

A UK court ruled that the state is allowed to read what people publish in social media.

If you publish something, you must expect anyone and everyone to read it. Thus, society should reject the practice of publishing the intimate details of people's lives, and especially details of other people's lives.

If you post on social media, don't talk about your friends; whether to say what they do or think is up to them.

The "ice wall" barrier to keep ground water away from the ruined Fukushima reactors is not working: they can't keep the ground cold enough.

Why not make a concrete wall, or a plastic wall? Digging into the ground is not that hard.