US citizens: call on your senators to stay in Washington to confirm Obama's judicial appointments while that can still be done.

I'm not saying each and every one of them is a good choice. At least one is right-wing and should not be confirmed at all.

But in general they should be confirmed.

US citizens: phone your senators and say, "No new sanctions on Iran; give diplomacy a chance to work."

The Capitol Switchboard numbers are 202-224-3121, 888-818-6641 and 888-355-3588.

Reporters Without Borders supports the Japanese journalists that are challenging the state secrecy law.

The UK Labour Party endorsed the right-wing goal of eliminating the deficit.

Increasing taxes on companies and the rich would have the effect of reducing the deficit, but making the latter the goal would encourage doing it by abandoning the poor and helpless.

The Mexican federal thugs in Iguala were informed about the attack on protesting students as it started, and monitored it as it occurred.