Obama compares opponents of the TPP to "conspiracy theorists".

The criticism of "conspiracy theory" is applied to claims that certain parties have planned to cooperate, when there is no evidence that they have done so.

In the case of the TPP, the governments involved do not deny that they are secretly discussing planning joint action (i.e., a conspiracy). The only room for uncertainty is about what they will do.

An armed pro-Russia militia took over a building in Odessa, and were defeated in battle by armed pro-Ukraine militia.

Ukrainian troops are attacking two cities.

I am not very impressed by the pleas of the unarmed separatists that try to block the army in support of the armed separatists. This is not a protest movement, this is a rebellion or an invasion, and one that has imitated Putin's dishonesty at every turn.

Australia's right-wing government has broken so many campaign promises that it sets a record for lies.

The People's Assembly vows to bring down UK's austerity government.

They are starting in the right direction, but could use a positive program as well as a negative one.

The US has a long history of torture; it did not start in Abu Ghraib.