98% of Egyptians voted for constitutional changes, which combine greater rights for women with greater power for the suppression forces.

I have no knowledge with which to weigh the good of the former against the bad of the latter, but I would guess that the Egyptian constitution still fails to defend human rights, including the right to change one's position regarding religion (including ceasing to be a Muslim) and the right to criticize or mock any idea (including, for instance, Islam).

The one-sided result convinces me that charges of intimidation are valid.

UK prosecutors falsely claim that prostitutes are controlled by unidentified pimps as an excuse to evict them and force them to work on the street.

A specialized machine can replace human cooks for making hamburgers. This threatens to eliminate millions more jobs in the US.

Keeping wages low is not a solution. That would force people into worse poverty, and then the machines would get cheaper.

Although it is a different issue, keep in mind that it isn't healthy or sustainable to eat lots of hamburgers.

The Mayor of Hoboken says Chris Christie is blocking Hurricane Sandy rebuilding funds to extract support for a building project for rich cronies.

The CPFB is considering whether to stop banks from requiring customers to use arbitration rather than going to court.

This is good, but mandatory arbitration is found also in other contexts, including between companies and employees.