Congressman Robert Smalls showed compassion to the aged, demented widow of the man who had formerly owned him — after his freedom was secure.

Some US congressional candidates are campaigning on the issue of surveillance.

Obama's Lethal Drone Policies Still Shrouded in Secrecy.

It appears Sanders praised Obama's plan to shift imprisonment without trial to US territory.

I hope that is not really the position he took. In any case, I still support him, because defeating plutocracy is crucial. He is the first chance we have had in many years to shift the "range of acceptable opinion" outside what plutocrats are willing to pay for.

India's government is persistently attacking freedom of speech by arresting people for "sedition".