As some cities consider removing their money from the big fraudster banks, they need another place to put that money, such as public banks.

The Great Barrier Reef faces death by a thousand cuts.

The skinflint UK government is rationing access to health care through the NHS.

That dumps Britons into a US-like situation where the wealthy can pay for their own care while the rest are screwed.

The evolution of the death penalty in the US responds to a philosophical conflict.

For-profit colleges in the US prey on people desperate for a way to escape poverty using exaggerated claims and high-pressure sales.

Federal student loans should not be available for these schools. However, the underlying problem is that of the plutocratic policies that favor the rich and have driven 1/3 of the middle class down and out.