As two children (ages 10 and 6) were walking home from a park, thugs grabbed them, took them to their home, then threatened to shoot their father.

I think the father should have refused to sign any papers making absurd promises, even for a few days, and told the kids, "I can't stop them from taking you prisoner, but mom and I will rescue you." Any child of 6 will understand what that means.

When I was 6 years old, I walked to school every day. That's what all the boys and girls in first grade did, in my ordinary neighborhood public school in New York City. How cowardly TV has made Americans.

Another way Comcast tries to buy support for its planned merger with a large competitor: by handing out cards that entitle the bearer to decent customer service. In Washington DC, these cards are often given to people with political influence.

Israel blatantly disregards the Fourth Geneva Convention in its treatment of occupied Palestine.

A solidarity hunger strike persuaded Israel to release Nahar al-Saadi from solitary confinement after 570 days of it.

Solitary confinement is a form of brainwashing common in US prisons.

The TTIP would require US states to pay foreign companies in order to regulate toxic chemicals such as Bisphenol A.

TTIP stands for "This Treaty Is Plutocratic". Its other name, TAFTA, stands for "Turn All Freedom To Ashes".