Texas has set up a special court system for businesses, so right-wing extremist governor Abbott can personally choose the judges.

He can pick them to defend businesses from accusations of mistreating customers, employees or people who live in the area. That is part of his plutocratist politics.

The UK has jailed hundreds of refugees for traveling to the UK without prior approval, including victims of trafficking and torture. Their aim was to ask for asylum.

This is part of a global tendency for countries to make it effectively impossible for people without plenty of money to ask for asylum there.

A lawsuit accuses Tinder and some other dating apps of only pretending to seek to find people good matches; instead, the plaintiff charge, they are designed to keep people on those apps for as long as possible through addictive design.

*As Indian democracy rapidly declines, will [US Ambassador] Eric Garcetti uphold his commitment [to democracy]?*

*European nations must end repression of peaceful climate protest, says UN [special rapporteur on environmental defenders].*