Justice

U.S. withdraws from Human Rights Council, Canada legalizes recreational marijuana, first ladies unite against family separation at the border, and more.

“I don’t see how anyone could believe there was integrity in this process.”

The “bottom line” is that self-regulation is not only a “joke,” but a complete failure.

The security breach at the military complex Y-12 sent shock waves through the national-security establishment. While the three Transform Now Plowshares activists faced federal sabotage charges and up to 30 years in prison, they were still out on bail and free to attend the congressional hearings prompted by their act of civil disobedience.

“While his actions represent an egregious breach of the public trust, they are in no way a reflection of the overwhelming majority of special agents who serve with honor and integrity."

The Office of Research and Development has been at the front line of virtually every environmental crisis. Trump wants to cut its funding in half.

The government gives hundreds of millions of dollars in Work Opportunity Tax Credits to temp agencies, even if the jobs they offer don’t lead to permanent employment.

Many state governments over the years have reached exactly this point of racial toxicity – and crumbled.

Highly opinionated consumers account for a growing percentage of the global market.

If justices can be bought by billionaires, lifetime terms only enable corruption rather than protect the U.S. Supreme Court from undue influence.