A network of right-wing "think tanks" campaign for right-wing laws in many US states.

Senator Warren called for the big banks to disclose their contributions to "think tanks" (which in many cases are really right-wing pressure groups).

Suffolk University denounced a right-wing think tank that it hosts for a politically-minded campaign to undermine regional greenhouse gas reduction initiative.

Pakistani anti-drone protesters have blocked US supplies to Afghanistan for 10 days. They say they will continue until the US stops the drone attacks.

As weapons of war, drones are not very different from bombers with human crews. Drones raise a special issue when they are used away from battlefields, in countries where the US says it is not fighting — Pakistan, for instance. In these cases, they more resemble death squads or terror campaigns than a war.

Conservatives' cuts in health care are subjecting old people in the UK to pain and danger by delaying needed operations.

Five bloggers have been arrested in Iran for publishing criticism of the theocratic tyranny.