*Hundreds of workers fell ill after cleaning up America’s largest industrial disaster (coal ash spill) without proper gear. At least 50 have died.*

It would help to make some kinds of failures crimes for which the individuals responsible can be punished.*

*On the ten year anniversary of the United Nations historic vote to recognize water as a basic human right,* … what next?

To make a good society, and cope with life's challenges, we need to throw off the values and principles that the right wing has taught us.

These include, "Rich people are wealth creators," "It is shameful to be poor," and "You shouldn't ever have to make any sacrifices for others."

Mexico will reconsider the constitutionality of its new copyright law.

Many protesters suffer from lasting injuries caused by "nonlethal" weapons that thugs used against them. In many cases they used these weapons indiscriminately.

We need to change laws so that thugs can't do such things with impunity.