The more government agencies surveil thousands or millions non-suspects, the more blame they will get when one of them surprisingly commits a crime — but they won't be able to anticipate who.

Major "American" companies' profits are up, mainly because they are paying workers less.

The similarities between AP-gate to Watergate.

Unlike the writer, I will not give Obama the credit of supposing he was in any way reluctant to do the bad things he is doing.

Vermont has legalized assisted suicide, but only for those who are terminally ill.

It is a shame to limit this to people whose suffering is going to end soon anyway, and exclude those in unbearable pain that could continue for decades. So it is a mistake to use the slogan "death with dignity", which presumes we're talking about someone who will die soon in any case and the issue is only how. We must advocate the right to give assistance in suicide to those who want that assistance.

The UK austerity policies are designed to fall mostly on the poor.

Massive youth unemployment in the UK is making young men hate themselves, and they take it out on the usual scapegoats such as women and gay men.