In Venezuela, the classes are equivalent to the racial groups. Guaidó's base is made up of the non-poor, the whites.

This doesn't excuse Maduro's repression and violation of the constitution, or even his incompetence. However, putting the more powerful race/class in charge of the government is not the solution.

Utah is considering a law that would limit NSA spying on everyone.

Los Angeles tried "predictive policing" based on suspecting the usual suspects. Analysis says this achieved nothing except to turn people randomly chosen into frequent targets.

We must not leave development of new antibiotics to companies whose priority is profit.

I have the impression that 60 years ago drug companies still carried on some of the idealism of their founders, but that is long gone.

Outsourcing government services in the UK is now recognized as a disaster.

Why did it take people so long to recognize the obvious? I suspect that most people did not dare say outsourcing had no clothes.

Senator Warren advocates right-to-repair, for farm equipment only.

It would be a step forward, but how small! We need more than a tiny exception, we need freedom. Farmers deserve the right to modify their tractors, not just repair them. And the rest of us likewise.