The ACLU praises Edward Snowden as an American patriot, and refutes the state's attacks on him.

Ultimately, the 2012 Olympics did nothing to spur exercise in England. Their legacy to England consists of repressive laws and benefits for the rich.

How can pressure be put on Putin, and other Russian anti-gay bigots?

Turkish thugs that dared to arrest well-connected people for corruption charges have been fired and rebuked by President Erdogan.

The UK government apparently fears people's opposition to fracking, so it says frackers need not inform the people who live above the wells.

This way, if they get sick, it won't occur to them to suspect fracking is the cause.