A thug who is proved to have lied, claiming he heard Andrew Mitchell call another thug a "pleb", will face prosecution.

Thugs often lie to put someone in the wrong; they think they are privileged to do so. I am glad that they get prosecuted when they do this to a powerful politician. I wish they got prosecuted when they do this to other people.

Biofuels made from food crops are a "crime against humanity".

Busting Eight Common Excuses for NSA Mass Surveillance.

When you decide to help fight against massive surveillance, remember that we need to go beyond limiting the state's access to the data companies collect. We need to reduce the accumulation of data about everyone.

Deaths from AIDS have gone down, except in teenagers.

I have a hunch that prudish attitudes contribute to this.

UK visa law leads directly to slavery for immigrant domestic workers.

Why pass a law that is so obviously unjust? Who would ask for such a law? Evidently the people wealthy enough to employ live-in servants. In other words, plutocrats legalized domestic slavery in the UK.