US construction of nuclear bombs and missiles is hidden in the "Department of Energy", but it's actually done by companies.

These companies spend millions on lobbying to spend too much money on nuclear bombs and missiles.

Shortly after the US sent 70 trained Syrian rebels into Syria, one is reported to have defected to al Qa'ida.

The idea of training "moderate" Syrian rebels is just a fig leaf. What the US needs to do is stop shielding Saudi Arabia, which spews an extremist form of Islam around the world; but Obama is extending US support for Saudi Arabia.

Over 10 years, the right-wing majority on the Supreme Court has persistently served the powerful at the expense of other Americans.

Another Turkish journalist has been arrested and charged with "subversion".

The US government is once again trying to bully US states into cooperating with "Real ID", which turns drivers' licenses into more rigid mechanisms of control.

The US will surely back down on this threat if any state refuses to comply with the demand. We should make sure states do not. Indeed, we should urge other states to stop complying with Real ID.