Jimmy Carter acknowledges that the US has lost its democracy.

A journalist in Ghana made videos of 34 judges accepting bribes.

The TTIP (This Treaty Is Plutocratic) would strip local government of the power to regulate toxic chemicals, including fracking fluids and pesticides.

Responding to criticism of the TTIP, which would offer foreign companies the opportunity to sue when European laws get in their way, the European Commission has proposed to change a few details of the plan, such as its name.

Offering foreign companies this power would be damaging and wrong.

Offering domestic companies this power would be damaging and wrong.

It's good that the TTIP won't offer domestic companies this power.

Even better, it should not offer this power to foreign companies either.

Then they might as well cancel the whole thing.

Syrian cartoonist Akram Raslan was apparently tortured to death in Assad's prison.

US citizens: call on your congresscritter to sign Rep Himes's letter calling for negotiations about Syria.