43 Israeli intelligence reservists refused to spy on Palestinians in the occupied territories.

Violent thugs can end your life without quite killing you.

Right-wing UK economic policy consists of tax cuts (most of the cut goes to the rich) and cuts on the NHS and social services (hitting the poor two ways).

The tax cuts give a small amount of money to some workers, to distract them from the fact that the combined policy is very bad for them.

The same dishonest line has succeeded since the 1980s in convincing working Americans to vote to help the rich screw them.

As for Labour, it has become a centrist party which fails to challenges plutocratic rule. The similar Greek party was just wiped out, and Britain's Labour Party is headed for the same thing.

China's use of coal is levelling off, and actually decreased a little in 2014.

Dust blowing out of cattle feedlots contains more than just a horrible smell. It contains antibiotics that encourage development of resistance in the bacteria in the soils (and human bodies) that they get into.