Over 30 New York State legislators want to ban a campaign for Palestinian rights from the City University of New York, after accusations that it is "anti-semitic" which appear to be based on equating opposition to Israel's occupation policy with "anti-semitism".

Be careful of the term "hate speech", because those who use it want you to presume it ought to be and is prohibited.

Wisconsin illustrates three ways that the rich undermine US democracy by controlling elections.

The Treasury Department changed the rules on "inversions" that allow "US" corporations to become officially foreign corporations and dodge US taxes.

Goretti Horgan says she will continue buying abortion pills for women in Northern Ireland.

Sanders plans to phase out nuclear power plants, one by one, by not relicensing them.

I would be in favor of continuing to run them, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, if they were not so dangerous. Meanwhile, with a massive campaign to install renewable generation, we can do without them.