Four Kansas state legislators have switched from Republican to Democrat. They feel the Republican party has become too right-wing.

This might be good to some extent, but they will surely not be progressive Democrats.

San Francisco has a terrible shortage of housing, but trying to build some is a terrible struggle. Or should I say "because" instead of "but"?

Zoning laws are one of the causes of the shortage of housing in the US cities where jobs are. They force urban sprawl, which leads to long commutes. People object to denser housing in their neighborhood because it would increase the amount of traffic, but spreading that housing over a wider area would result in even more total increase in traffic.

In the long run, the only lasting way to prevent gentrification without exiling people a long distance from their work and their lives is to make housing dense.

A poll found that 80% of Americans want to spend 5 billion dollars on medical care, education, or infrastructure, not the border wall.

The prime minister of Bangladesh seems to be procuring reelection by repressing the opposition.

FBI agent Terry Albury has been sentenced to four years in prison for revealing how the FBI intimidated people selected based on their race or religion.