2015: When Global Governments Trampled Human Rights in Name of National Security.

The UN working group's conclusion that Julian Assange has been "arbitrarily detained" is based on the specific injustices of his case: how Sweden is using an unjustly conducted investigation as excuse to grab him and violate his rights. Here is its opinion.

This reasoning and conclusion would not apply if a war criminal (Dubya, for instance) were hiding in an embassy to avoid honest, overt and justly conducted prosecution.

They would also not apply if Sweden conducted its investigation of these accusations against Assange in an honest and above-board way.

Senator Cruz wants the US government to have the power to take away people's citizenship by administrative order (not even a trial).

What next, Mr Cruz? Round up people on the street and shoot them?

In San Francisco, even employed people are homeless.

It is fine to insist that housing for people must meet certain standards, but not as an excuse to push people around on the street. San Francisco's first step should be to legalize sleeping in RVs. Its next step should be to provide homeless people with RVs, if not better. With all the wealth flowing into the city, it will have no trouble paying for this, if it taxes that wealth properly.

The US will start blocking imports of sea food from Thailand where there is suspicion forced labor was used.