The UK government said it interrogated David Miranda because he was carrying "stolen documents" — which could only refer to the information Snowden gave to Glenn Greenwald.

This claim is both absurd and outrageous. The absurdity is that Greenwald already has copies of all that material, so if Miranda was carrying more copies, it was irrelevant. The only significant thing Miranda might have had would be their journalistic work, which was not stolen from anyone.

The outrage is that the state has now declared its intention to wage unrestricted war against journalists. This is the UK's Putin moment, it shifts from trying to cover up its tyrannical deeds to proudly announcing them.

Libya is on the verge of disintegration.

The Moment the US Ended Iran's Brief Experiment in Democracy.

The low wages allowed in the US hurt and cost everyone (except the plutocrats).

Today is Earth Overshoot Day, when humanity has consumed more natural resources since January 1 than our biosphere can replace in the whole year.