The US government tells the public its military plans in Africa are small, but it tells construction companies something rather different.

Chattel slavery in the US was officially abolished after the Civil War, but current US prison practices are quite similar to modern slavery.

A public school teacher calls on other teachers to fight against the billionaires' plan to privatize public schools and turn education into a standardized test.

They plan a protest at the Gates Foundation on June 26.

British journalist Sarah Harrison explains why she must not return to the UK: her lawyers warn she could be interrogated about her sources, and imprisoned if she does not answer.

The only excuse they need is for some thug to say he had a "hunch" she might be a "terrorist." And if the thug does not really have such a hunch, would he refuse to lie when ordered to do so?

Being a black male in a US city is like being an American in East Berlin in 1980: continual harassment by thugs, due to who you are rather than what you do, creates a sense of constant oppression.

The US government is considering new rules about racial profiling, that would not change much.