Cory Doctorow talks about the proposed interoperability law, ACCESS, and endorses the idea of limiting the collection of personal data.

"Data protection" requirements may do a little good — here's one interesting attempt — but this is unusual. For the most part, their approach is too weak.

Voting rights activists have to help disprivileged voters, one by one, overcome the hurdles Republicans invent to disenfranchise them.

Progressives call for repealing the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.

Meat made in non-living factories could address issues of sustainability, and animal suffering. But it creates possible problems for human beings, both biological (elimination of the biodiversity, and organ diversity as in present-day farm animals) and legal (patent-owning companies could control all meat).

This is not necessarily a reason to reject artificial meat, but means we should not uncritically assume that all artificial meat is free of grave problems.

The Democratic Party power structure in West Virginia is made up of people with political stances like Senator Manchin's. They keep the working-class and nonwhite Democrats from having much influence.

Jesee Jackson: Most West Virginia residents are poor and need more federal government support. To represent them, Manchin should help enact the progressive program.

*Rev. Barber Says West Virginians Are Ready for 'Non-Violent Sit-Ins' Against Manchin for Abetting GOP Voter Suppression.*