The UK Labour Party is concerned about anti-semitism in its student club at Oxford.

I agree with the opposition to anti-semitism; however, the claim that comparing Israel's occupation with apartheid constitutes "anti-semitism" makes me concerned that their definition of "anti-semitism" is too broad and that this is being used as an excuse to repress criticism of Israel.

US citizens: call on the FCC to stand up for network neutrality.

US 'Likely Culprit' of Global Spike in Methane Emissions Over Last Decade.

It's the result of fracking.

US policy in Syria is based on the fiction that a "moderate" armed opposition exists which is separate from al-Nusra (al-Qa'ida).

Obama and his top staff must know this. What I don't see is what they hope to achieve. Convert part of al-Qa'ida into a US ally? It might not be a ridiculous idea, given that nearly all sides in Syria have committed great crimes (the exception being the Kurds). But if we can forgive al-Qa'ida its crimes, why not Assad too?

Five Places [in the US] Where Police Shooting Scandals Have Altered the Political Landscape.