Greece demands $500 billion from Germany in reparations for World War I and World War II.

This is in response to Germany's current economic warfare against Greece, carried out through the eurozone austerity.

How could Obama intervene in Syria against PISSI.

There is no obvious feasible way for the US to fight PISSI in Syria without helping Assad. The non-jihadi Arab opposition to Assad is almost nonexistent, and supporting it would be meaningless.

The only other forces in Syria opposed to Assad and PISSI are the democratic-socialist Kurds. I'd love to see them get support, but they may not want to do more than defend their own territory, and they may not be welcomed by Arabs.

Lower fishing quotas in Europe would allow fish stocks to double, and the sustainable catch would double too.

Fishing policy is always based on the short term.

The greatness of Dr Ambedkar.

The Thai military government's new method for knocking down the Shinawatra supporters: voting to ban 250 of their former elected officials from politics.