Many poor people are logistically compelled to eat expensively; to eat cheap and healthy food, that theoretically would save them money, is out of practical range for them.

US citizens: phone the White House at 202-456-1111 to oppose military involvement in Syria.

Also, sign this petition.

Japan is demonstrating that stimulating the economy still works.

We knew that in the US, too; but the plutocrats arranged for lots of economists to say that we need to cut the deficit.

Anti-gun-control forces are concentrating their money to defeat Colorado legislators who voted for gun control.

Australia's right-wing party says it will cater to fishermen by eliminating recently established marine reserves.

There is no one less concerned with the long term health of fisheries than the fishermen. They have a culture of short-term thinking, which is why they object to marine reserves; that reserves increase fish stocks outside, and lead to higher catches a few years later, is too long-term for them to appreciate.