Anti-nuclear protesters convinced the government of Taiwan to halt construction of two nuclear power plants.

2000 Americans protested against plutocracy at the US Capitol building.

Alas, that is not very many people. If we could get 200,000 to protest, repeatedly, we might have more effect.

10 years after the public learned that the US government was committing torture, the government has shifted from denying it to endorsing it and protecting torturers.

The US has a legal obligation and a moral duty to prosecute those responsible for torture, from Dubya on down.

Follow the Honey: 7 Ways Pesticide Companies Are Spinning the Bee Crisis.

Big US "fast food" companies have the biggest gap between CEO pay and workers' pay, and they fund the National Restaurant Association to lobby against raising the minimum wage.