The violent conflict in Northern Ireland started in 1968 when thugs attacked peaceful protesters that were demanding democratic elections and equal rights for Catholics. In response to this violence, some of the dissidents started demanding independence from the UK. Since the Catholics were a minority, they were not entitled to that, when the majority was against it. But they were entitled to democratic elections and equal rights.

In case Senator McCain dies, Republicans are trying to change Arizona's law so his successor won't be elected soon.

It looks like a few giant conglomerates will take over all aspects of medicine in the US.

We will need to nationalize them, or else convert every single activity into a pervasively regulated utility which can't decide any policy on its own. To allow one entity to have both regulated and unregulated activities is a recipe for corruption (it will use the regulated activities to subsidize the unregulated ones), so we will need to split them apart and split up the unregulated ones.

School bus drivers in Georgia didn't get the same support that teachers got, even though they get paid even less.

Sea-floor mining could cause ecological damage like mining on land.