Republicans in the Senate blocked a bill to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme Court.

I would expect that the Republicans figure the oligarchs who fund them want to continue corrupting the Supreme Court.

Democrats in the House of Representatives are trying to pass a bill to extend the debt ceiling and do nothing else.

They plan to do this using a discharge petition. To succeed, they need 5 Republicans to sign. They believe they can get them.

Big US railroads gave paid sick leave to some unions, mainly the ones whose workers don't do the day-to-day operation of the trains. This is not adequate.

If railroads want their workers to work even when sick, they are trying to exploit those workers.

Airbnb is destroying communities which many people like to visit, as many houses in them are now used as hotel rooms and there is not much in the way of housing to rent for all year.

I would never use airbnb anyway, since you are required to (1) run nonfree software and (2) identify yourself to the company. I don't mind if the owner of the apartment or room knows who I am, but not a company!

*Hot air: five climate myths pushed by the US beef industry.*