*Eliminating Nuclear Weapons "Is Not Only Possible, It Is Necessary" — UN Chief.*

I agree it is necessary. But is it possible to get the nuclear powers to agree to disarm?

Timid Labour can't suggest raising taxes on the rich beyond what the Tories have left after almost 10 years in power.

California has passed a law intended to help farm workers unionize.

Yanis Varoufakis: tax cuts for the rich can't make wealth trickle down to the poor, because those tax cuts don't increase economic growth at all. Rich people and companies given extra wealth don't seek, nowadays, to invest it in increased production. Instead they manipulate markets.

The railroad between Los Angeles and San Diego runs so close to the ocean that big storms are likely to mess up the tracks and require repairs.

I don't think the approach of repairing the damage each time will be adequate for another few decades. Hadn't they better start planning to move the tracks inland?