The highest priority policy goal of the Australian government is the fossil fuel industry's priority, which is to ensure humanity uses the maximum amount of fossil fuel in the shortest possible time.

A Greek group, never before heard of, claimed responsibility for killing Golden Dawn supporters as retaliation for a Golden Dawn's supporter's murder of a left-wing rapper.

The Maldives held a democratic election. The right-wing islamist won.

We will see how human right are treated subsequently.

Businesses have a history of forecasting that regulations will destroy lots of jobs…but, in the end, that never seems to happen.

What does destroy jobs? Austerity. Prioritizing efficiency over jobs.

A nefarious company, Kleargear, makes customers promise never to publicly criticize the company, and "fines" them if they do. The "fine" is probably not legally enforceable, but poor people lack the resources to fight back.

One solution: someone else who has never done business with Kleargear can post the condemnation.

If the TPP passes, foreign companies would be able to sue the US government if it enforces the first amendment against such behavior.