22000 students in New York City are homeless.

Will Mayor de Blasio help them find shelter? There are places in New York City where tents could be set up.

An ACLU victory: families applying for welfare in Florida can't be required to take drug tests.

I joined the ACLU when George I criticized Governor Dukakis for being a "card-carrying member", effectively likening the defense of civil liberties to Communism. I asked myself, "If Michael Dukakis can be an ACLU member, why am I not one?" Then I joined.

A world-wide poll found that the world's population considers the USA to be the biggest threat to world peace.

Another oil train collided and started another big fire.

We were lucky this time — the collision took place in a deserted area and it seems nobody was directly hurt. Oil trains go through towns and cities, and we can't be lucky every time.

States that vote right-wing tend to take from the Federal government, while Democratic states contribute.