Snowden has achieved his initial goal: a real debate about massive US government surveillance. Even some legislators say they appreciate his help.

Clothing factories use toxic substances which pollute rivers.

Before globalization, these were banned, but companies have moved production to countries where they can pollute. Any treaty by which a country pledges not to ban the importation of clothing made in a way that threatens health of workers or people who live near the plant ought to be abrogated just because of that.

Analyzing Snowden's revelations as a conflict of asymmetric courage.

One detail in the article superficially appears to be an error. It says that the US security state has no law. In fact, it does have law at its disposal. It has plenty of laws, designed to allow it to spy, imprison and even kill effectively without limit, and cut off all roads for us to find out what it is doing (except with the help of leakers such as Snowden), let alone control it. However, this amounts to a declaration of lawlessness, so that detail is correct when not interpreted with rigid literalism.

The copyright claims over Happy Birthday to You will be challenged in court.

Danielle Powell was kicked out of college for being a lesbian, and the school then demanded she repay the scholarship money she was given, and is holding her credits hostage.