The US has agreed to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, but doesn't give people any recourse when the US government fails to follow its requirements.

Los Angeles teachers won a partial victory, including a raise that is not enough to keep up with inflation.

But they also won other benefits for the community, including a plan to limit charter schools.

There needs to be a way for the public to convert charter schools to public schools.

Michael Cohen says he has postponed his testimony to Congress because the bully is making legal threats against his family.

Denying the grandstander the use of Congress for a State of the Union address is very clever way of pressuring him. It denies him something he craves, while not harming anyone else because it has no intrinsic importance.

Meat inspection in the US is inadequate — there are not enough inspectors to do the job. Most plants admit this, while others lie about it.