The death of 363 boat people near Lampedusa was no accident, but the result of intentional policies, including past prosecution of fishermen for rescuing drowning migrants.

I don't think any country has an obligation to admit any and all people that wish to move there. But every country has an obligation to overcome the plutocratic system that is responsible for driving so many people to flee their homes.

Nelson Kanuk is suing Alaska for failing to cope with global heating.

The CDC can't track down an outbreak of salmonella because its employees have been furloughed.

The interest in the state health coverages exchanges set up by Obama's health care bill exceeded expectations, and the servers in many states could not cope.

Keeping Abu Anas al-Liby prisoner on a ship violates Geneva conventions; it is not as bad as other recent US treatment of prisoners, but still not right.

If Abu Anas is not a prisoner of war, then he can only be a criminal suspect under arrest. Was he informed of his Miranda rights before questioning?