The Keystone XL pipeline has been "approved" by the State Department, but construction is not really approved. We still have many opportunities to stop it.

What's the worst that could happen in the US with existing massive surveillance? Terrifying repression.

Singaporean blogger Amos Yee has been granted asylum in the US. He was jailed in Singapore for criticizing former ruler Lee Kuan Yew, but ostensibly for "hurting the religious feelings" of people of some religions.

"Hurting the religious feelings" of people in some group is part of freedom of speech. So is criticizing a current or previous official.

A Louisiana thug has been convicted of manslaughter for killing a 6-year-old boy.

His father, the driver of a car, had his hands up, but they shot at him anyway, killing his son.

The Top 10 Threats to the Most Biodiverse Place on Earth.