The proposed "internet bill of rights" is a step in the right direction, but it won't prevent all the abuses we see today.

The Communism in Cuba handled recovery from Hurricane Maria better than the extreme Capitalism of the US did in Puerto Rico.

Around the world, governments don't provide sufficiently for mental health. This causes an estimated 13 million deaths per year.

Prevention is more effective than cure. What is causing mental illness to increase? I can make guesses, but guesses are not necessarily correct.

Maryland uses a private company to develop voter registration software. That is a grave error; it became a scandal just now because the company was bought by a Russian oligarch.

The company might now fiddle with the software on behalf of the Russian oligarch, who might order that for Putin.

Before the purchase, the company could have fiddled with the software for someone else.

The state should always do its computing with free software, to make sure that software never falls under the control of any private entity.

Californians will soon vote on an initiative to permit rent control on houses, and on apartments built after 1985. Wall Street landlords, that own lots of houses now, are spending a lot of money to convince Californians to reject it.

If you know anyone in California, please pass the word.