The kratom plant provides a mild high, and can help heroin addicts stop taking heroin. Absurdly, the US government proposes to ban it, and ban research on it too.

The rate of serious or fatal injuries inflicted by US thugs has increased 50% since 2001.

Prisoners across the US went on strike on Friday against dangerous working conditions and against wages as low as a few cents an hour.

I think it is legitimate to require prisoners to work to keep the prison going, as long as the working conditions are not oppressive. However, when they compete with free workers they should get a union wage.

Otherwise, they are being used by plutocrats to drive everyone's wages down.

The US and Russia have made a deal to fight PISSI and former al-Nusra, and push the other Syrian sides into a cease fire.

Trump praised the Chinese government's bloody suppression of the protest for democracy in Tian An Men Square, and now associates closely with leading white supremacists in the US.

I think Trump was honest in what he said about China. He doesn't support democracy, or freedom and justice for all; on the contrary, he thinks the strongest should control everyone else.