Because they don't teach the truth about the world, schools have to rely on beating students over the head with propaganda about democracy. If schools were, in reality, democratic, there would be no need to bombard students with platitudes about democracy. They would simply act and behave democratically, and we know this does not happen. The more there is a need to talk about the ideals of democracy, the less democratic the system usually is.

As international support for Obama's decision to attack Syria has collapsed, along with the credibility of government claims, the administration has fallen back on a standard pretext for war crimes when all else fails: the credibility of the threats of the self-designated policeman of the world.

There are massive efforts on the part of the internet's corporate owners to try to direct it to become a technique of marginalisation and control.

If North Korea doesn't have a deterrent, they will be wiped out.

You are responsible for the predictable consequences of your actions.

Industrial production of meat makes a huge contribution to global warming.

Wanton killing of innocent civilians is terrorism, not a war against terrorism.