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Use of deadly force by uniformed thugs

mardi 10 avril 2018 à 02:00

A bill in California would set a stricter standard for use of deadly force by uniformed thugs. This would make it easier to prosecute them when they choke or kill people.

Barclays DOJ court case

lundi 9 avril 2018 à 02:00

Even when criminal banks can't entirely beat the rap, they can win a reduced fine by fighting it for a long time. They are glad to pay millions to lawyers if that saves them billions in penalties.

We need firm anti-plutocrats in office to thwart this.

US: Laura Ingraham mocks David Hogg

lundi 9 avril 2018 à 02:00

Faux news pundit Laura Ingraham made a gratuitous personal smear against David Hogg, one of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas student activists. He responded by calling on her sponsors to cancel their ads, and several have done so.

North Korea US nuclear diplomacy

lundi 9 avril 2018 à 02:00

Clinton had a good chance to negotiate a denuclearization agreement (and diplomatic recognition) with North Korea, but Republican obstruction slowed it down until he was out of office.

Trump distractions

lundi 9 avril 2018 à 02:00

Americans must resist the invitation to pay attention to the troll's antics and focus on the big issues. This article suggests three of them: global heating, China's increasing power, and the weakening of liberal democracy.

I'd say that women's rights (that Christian fanatics want to eliminate), massive surveillance, and plutocracy are three more.