In the EU, online credit card payments will require two-factor identification using a mobile phone.

Many people are up in arms about the inconvenience of this, but that is only the superficial level. A mobile phone tracks you, and buying on the internet tracks you. The wise thing to do is to go to a physical store and pay cash.

The Department of Justice approved the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint.

The political power of large companies is such a threat to democracy that we should make sure they do not merge with or acquire other companies.

A big right-wing PAC turned out to be much less effective than it might have been, because the organizers directed much of the money to themselves.

MSNBC alters arithmetic to make Sanders look bad.

Extreme Weather Has Damaged Nearly Half Australia's Marine Ecosystems Since 2011. Some were damaged irreversibly.

The crucial points are that (1) this is surely not limited to Australia and (2) it will get a lot worse unless we stop it soon.