Writers around the world feel threatened by government surveillance, even in "free" countries.

Prosecution of unwelcome opinions is seeping into even the US.

Kochs and Walmart Clan Wage Dirty War to Stop You From Putting Solar Panels on Your Home.

One Million Americans Are About to Lose Their Food Stamp Benefits.

Republicans in Congress plan to pretend that tax cuts for the rich will not cause the government a loss of revenue.

Their scheme is to count the taxes brought in by hypothetical future economic growth supposedly to be caused by tax cuts.

Even if that did cause economic growth, it would not make up for the lost revenue, because most growth in income goes to the rich and the corporations that don't pay taxes any more.

The NAACP calls for a special prosecutor and a new grand jury to consider whether to prosecute the thug that shot Michael Brown.