A couple of state departments in Illinois are getting into hot water for trying to teach kids to love coal.

The UK spy agencies misled Parliament when they wanted a law to allow broad surveillance, concealing the fact that they were already doing it.

Half the fast food workers in the US depend on public assistance.

Many other low-paid workers are in the same boat. We need a higher minimum wage, and it must include all workers.

But more change is needed: businesses should not be taxed more for employing more workers.

BMW and Daimler used the complicit German government to block an EU requirement to limit the CO₂ emissions of cars.

Under public pressure, Israel cancelled a plan to force Palestinians to leave their homes for a military training exercise.