When government activities are privatized, the company has to squeeze somewhere to make its big bucks. Here's how private prisons do it.

On October 8: join a protest in the US against the attempt to further undermine US campaign contribution limits.

US citizens: support the congresscritters that joined a protest to defend Social Security.

Japan's government is rushing a harsh secrecy bill that would punish reporters and their sources.

Somalis in Kenya fear reprisals for the terrorist attack.

There must be some way for Somalis in Kenya to organize against al-Shabaab, thus both demonstrating their opposition to terrorism and helping to defeat al-Shabaab.