A teacher in the US was punished for allowing students to reenact two controversial killings, which the students themselves selected as important current events.

I don't see why students should not learn about these events in that way.

US right-wing racists are raising funds to support the thug that killed Michael Brown, cheering on the killing of more blacks.

Most of the Russian "humanitarian aid" trucks entered Ukraine without inspection.

Putin would never go to such trouble for humanitarian purposes. This must have some harmful motive.

Privatization in Britain has followed the path of privatization in Russia, leading to an immense transfer of wealth to the new owners.

The US is not giving much information about its fighting in Iraq.

Drone weapons turn out to be convenient for suppressing journalism. In Dubya's invasion of Iraq, the Bush forces pressured nearly all journalists to "embed", which both limited their movements and pressured them to bias their coverage. But there's not even room for an embedded reporter in a drone.