The Era of Sanctions is Over in Iran. So Why No Celebrations?

The purpose of the nuclear deal was to establish that Iran won't develop nuclear weapons, thus to eliminate the excuse being used to pressure the US into war with Iran. I think that is something to celebrate, even though Iran remains an unjust theocratic regime.

EU Adopts Resolution Criticising Israeli Settlement Activity.

The word "criticising" seems like an understatement. The resolution roundly condemns the Israeli colonies in occupied territory, and some other wrongs of the occupation.

High doses of cocaine, in mice, cause brain cells to >digest essential organelles and die.

Whether this happens in humans has not yet been established.

On old-fashioned "national trade interests", the TTIP would be bad for Europe's small companies and good for US multinationals.

Of course, national trade interests are a secondary issue compared to the far-reaching direct injustices of business-supremacy treaties such as the TTIP (This Treaty Is Plutocratic).

No wonder the think tanks that support the TTIP are funded by plutocrats as a form of policy laundering.

An Oligarchy Has Broken Our [US] Democracy. It Must Be Dislodged.