German leftists have begun protests in support of Greece and plan to repeat them every week.

Right-wing German MPs object to further bailouts "for Greece", absurdly claiming that it is Greece's fault that the past bailouts "for Greece" did not reduce its debt. That's ridiculous — they never had a chance of reducing Greece's debt.

But in a way they are right. The proposed bailout of Greece's creditors will only increase Greece's debt, and it makes no sense to do that.

Netzpolitik, a German journalism site, has been charged with treason for reporting on German government surveillance of the German press.

La Quadrature du Net: We Must Support Netzpolitik Against the German Government Pressure!

Nuclear power plant construction is gradually grinding to a halt, as renewable energy is clearly cheaper as well as much safer.

Texas thugs attacked an anti-thug-violence activist on the street, put her in jail (for false charges, I would guess), then claim her death in jail was suicide.

Her friends don't believe it was suicide.

Obama called for ending mandatory minimum sentences, at least for nonviolent drug offenses, and for removing some of the obstacles for ex-cons to re-enter society.