The workers in Trump's hotel in Las Vegas voted to unionize.

Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are trying to make the "self-driving" cars of the future depend on their servers (and thus be totally tracked and controlled remotely).

These cars won't be "self-driving", they will be driven by a company, one that has a history of snooping.

WordPress Wants Statutory Damages for DMCA Abuse.

UK government officials no longer waste time pretending to pay attention to heed human rights organizations.

The Tories are lower than vermin — Aneurin Bevan.

Prisoners in Texas prisons have gone on strike against abuses such as being charged for medical care, solitary confinement, and forced labor.

I think it is legitimate to make prisoners work to keep the prison going, but when they do any other work, they deserve the same rights and working conditions as other workers. Otherwise, prison labor is an injustice to the prisoners and to the non-imprisoned workers that they compete with.

I admire this strike. Joining with others for the common good is exactly the sort of activity that can transform a habitual criminal into an upstanding and dependable member of society. It builds the skill to defer immediate gratification for long-term good, which helps people stay away from crime.