The US is suffering from its growing inequality.

NYC thugs beat up an old man who was crossing the street against the light, then charged him with "resisting arrest" (he ignored their orders because he doesn't understand English). Naturally, the New York thug commissioner stood up for the thugs.

The author may be right that most thugs would not engage in such violence. But nearly all thugs will defend their fellow thugs who do carry out such attacks, and that's why they deserve the name of "thugs".

Alabama's legislature is on the verge of extending the Republican War on Women by authorizing hospitals and medical personnel to refuse medical care (even in an emergency) involving ending a pregnancy.

The UK will prosecute three men for taking food from a supermarket's garbage bin.

This decision is coherent with the rest of UK policy. The UK government has worked hard to drive Britons to starvation. To allow them to eat food meant for the landfill would spoil all that work.

In a place with a sufficiency of food overall, hungry people who can't afford food are entitled to steal food.

ALEC claims it does not track the progress of bills that follow its proposals, notwithstanding proof that it does so. It could be that ALEC faces an IRS investigation and is trying to cover up.