The US has begun bombing PISSI fighters attacking Kobani. Since then, Kurdish forces have started advancing.

PISSI is the Pseudo-Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.

Crypto Wars Redux: Why the FBI's Desire to Unlock Your Private Life Must Be Resisted.

The NSA was asked for a list of the information it has disclosed to reporters. It responded that the list is too secret to show.

The NSA is trying to hide its propaganda activities.

The ACLU studied statistics on how Boston thugs searched pedestrians and found a gross pattern of racism.

Walmart is pushing reducing the hours on 30,000 workers so as to deny them health insurance.

The US laws that associate medical care with employment implement a bad policy. For instance, it is an incentive to replace workers with robots. Companies should pay for people's health care through taxes that would only increase if the company replaces workers with robots. The laws ought to be changed so that everyone gets medical care, regardless of the person's life situation.

This does not excuse Walmart's conduct. Ethics are separate from law; taking advantage of a bad law to screw people legally is just as wrong as screwing them illegally.