Schumer will not allow a Senate vote on antimonopoly bills before the election. Progressives accuse him of doing this in exchange for their funds.

Mississippi Republicans have seen the chance to ruin Jackson's water system forever — by privatizing it — and they won't let go.

The Tories plan across-the-board deregulation, aiming to let businesses in Britain have their will. Mere human beings will be powerless to stop them.

One example is fracking.

Is the Labour Party doing anything to stop this? It could warn that it will restore the eliminated rights when it takes power in two years, and require all businesses that tried to take advantage to apply for re-approval. That might discourage businesses from trying to take advantage of the gap. It's worth a try, but will it try?

*Fossil Fuel Industry Seeks to Expand Free Speech for Corporations and Limit It for Citizens.* (These are two separate, parallel efforts.)

Here's more information about the latter: laws to stifle protests.

*US court revokes permits for plastics plant in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley."*

With new technology, the harmful emissions of chemical processing can be greatly reduced. We should replace all the existing chemical plants that emit pollution.