- Thai junta pushes 'happiness' project—"Critics say rulers also aim to stifle political dissent." Boston Globe
- Alaa Abdel-Fattah, Icon Of Egypt's 2011 Revolt, Sentenced To 15 Years For Protesting
- Anti-monarchy protests grip Madrid—Spanish lawmakers about to approve abdication.
- Britain calls up Dad's Army of spies to watch Russia—"Military intelligence chiefs have been re-recruiting Cold War veterans and retired linguists because of a lack of Russian skills to deal with the Ukraine crisis."
- After Ukraine, U.S. trains more special forces in eastern Europe
- Gas row: Ukraine 'won't fall into Russian gas trap'
- Europe Has Finally Found A Way To Make Russia Hurt Economically In Ukraine Crisis
- EU raises 500 mn euros for Ukraine
- Pope says Israelis, Palestinians must seek peace 'undaunted in dialogue'
- Annexation Plan Sparks Threat to Topple Israel Government—"sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's strongest coalition partner threatened to bring down the government if it tries to annex West Bank settlements following the breakdown of Mideast peace talks."
- Netanyahu Is Facing Heat From All Sides For His Handling Of Palestine Peace Talks
- JK Rowling donates £1m to Scotland's anti-independence campaign
- Obama says wants Scotland inside the UK, Britain inside the EU
- Lego asks government to remove Scottish independence images—"Toy manufacturer says it is politically neutral and did not provide photos for press release encouraging Scots to stay in UK."
- 2nd China Army Unit Implicated in Online Spying NYT
- Toronto man accused of spying, jailed in China—"A Toronto man living in China says he was wrongfully imprisoned after refusing to spy on Canada."
- Vietnam airs video of Chinese ship sinking fishing boat in South China Sea—In the meantime, Chinese oil rigs are on the move.
- Japan Slams China Over Close Encounter of Jets
- Ancient Chinese maps debunk Beijing's sea claims, says Philippine judge SCMP
- China reaches out to India amid tension with Japan, Vietnam
- Hong Kong must accept Beijing's control, China's Communist Party warns—"Nearly a week after more than 100,000 protesters gathered in Hong Kong to remember the Tiananmen crackdown and call for universal suffrage, Beijing issues controversial white paper reminding the former colony it does not enjoy 'full autonomy.'" Hong Kong protests.
- Protests and social unrest threaten World Cup kickoff—Police resort to tear gassing protesters.
- Court rules Sao Paulo subway strike 'illegal'—"Workers must pay increased daily fine if they continue action as strike threatens opening game of Brazil World Cup." The union called it off.
- Fifa sponsor demands 'appropriate investigation'—"One of Fifa's main sponsors, Sony, calls for an investigation into the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar."
- Adidas: Qatar 2022 Claims Damaging Sponsors
- Report: Qatar paid $1.7m per vote
- Sepp Blatter launches broadside against the 'racist' British media
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: FIFA and the World Cup
- Missing Malaysia jet MH370: 'Whistleblower fund' set up
- Oil rig worker fired after claiming to have seen burning MH370 plane crash
- Australia has spent far more than Malaysia
- Eric Cantor succumbs to tea party challenger Tuesday—"The House Republican leader succumbs to David Brat, a little-known conservative activist." What happened? WaPo
- Eric Cantor and the tea party purge WaPo
- Wendy Davis Caught On Camera Saying Republicans Dislike 'People Who Don't Look Like Them'
- The Big Lobotomy—"How Republicans made Congress stupid."
- Does Fox News Cause Ignorance, or Do Ignorant Viewers Prefer Fox News?—"A new study reveals the gap between the channel's fans and the rest of America."
- Why I'm No Longer a Republican
- Sen. Graham fights for Obama's impeachment—"Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., will fight for Obama's impeachment. Why--he's up for re-election."
- Is Obama a Tyrant or a Weakling?—"His critics can't seem to decide." Politico
- White House Aides: Bergdahl Criticism Is Proxy for GOP's Obama Hatred
- Texas GOP splits between social conservatives, libertarians
- Young Republicans Reject Current Texas GOP Platform—"Current and former leadership of the state's Young Republican chapters shared with Breitbart Texas their frustrations with the current Texas Republican platform, and ideas for how it should be fixed."
- Chris Matthews rips Texas Republican platform: 'How wide is this infection of hatred?'
- Sarah Palin believes she is the only actual victim of the "war on women"—"Palin thinks President Obama 'fired the first shot' in the 'war on women' that she doesn't believe even exists." Salon
- Republicans think touching Glamour magazine makes them female-friendly Salon
- WaPo Editorial Page Goes Neanderthal For Second Time In A Week
- Arizona Official Says Immigrant Kids in Good Care
- Questions surround surge in migrant kids left at border
- Obama vows urgent action as children make perilous illegal journey into U.S.
- McCain: GOP must pass immigration to compete in 2016—"Without immigration reform, the former presidential candidate says, the Republican Party won't win in 2016."
- Supreme Court rules against immigrants over visa eligibility
- Woman Waits In Line For 21 Years To Immigrate Into US, Then Gets Turned Away For Being Too Old
- Opinion: On Legal Immigration, Supreme Court Gets It Wrong
- Texas Seen as "Kind of an Electoral Wasteland"
- Judge Orders 3 Early Voting Days Restored in Ohio
- Why Mississippi's voter ID law hurts the poor—"Mississippi's new voter-identification law suppresses those who cannot afford the cost of a photo ID, writes Robert Reich. How is Mississippi's effort to stop voter fraud is actually a step back?"
- Voter Fraud Is Rare, but Myth Is Widespread—"Many people believe voter impersonation and other kinds of election fraud are much more widespread than they really are." NYT
- Tea Party Candidate Creates Fake Organization, Endorses Herself In Ad
- Sen. Cruz Formally Renounces Canadian Citizenship
- NC House lawmakers file resolution calling for constitutional convention to overturn Citizens United
- Republican Congressman Demolishes The Supreme Court's Rationale For Killing Campaign Finance Laws
- Don't fear the Koch brothers. Fear an election that caters only to billionaires—"Forget right or left. Dark money in politics means you'll never know which 'independent' candidate's views were on the market."
- Va. lawmaker to resign, paving way for jobs for self, daughter, according to associates—"Sen. Philip Puckett's resignation paves the way for Republicans to pass a budget without Medicaid." Was this straight-up bribery? WaPo
- GOP Rep. Acknowledges That Members Expect Donations For Votes
- Greenhouse—"A free browser extension for Chrome and Safari that exposes the role money plays in Congress. Displays on any web page detailed campaign contribution data for every Senator and Representative, including total amount received and breakdown by industry and by size of donation."
