Uri Avnery says that peace can happen even between old enemies. He believes that a true Palestinian state can make peace possible in Israel/Palestine.

Our leaders go to war without real need, and without paying attention to the harm that it may cause a few steps down the road.

Photographer Edward Burtynsky says his photos show that: 'We've reached peak everything', as we overuse every major resource.

The FBI decided to allow agents to pretend to be journalists.

While that has a clear short-term advantage, in the long run it threatens journalism.

A gasoline pipe broke in Alabama and spilled a million gallons.

Through a great stroke of luck, this spill avoided polluting rivers and flowing down to the Gulf of Mexico. Next time, we might not be so lucky. Clearly the laws about pipeline maintenance have to be enforced strictly. If ever there was a place for zero tolerance, this is it. "Fail to check your pipeline every month, go to prison."