The thug who shot Tamir Rice, age 12, never ordered him to put his (toy) gun down. He shot Rice almost immediately.

Luxembourg Tax Whistleblower Says He Acted out of Conviction.

US citizens: call on Kerry to pressure El Salvador to stop prosecuting women for having abortions or miscarriages.

Beware the three false assumptions in the limited discussion of US torture.

1. The most important question is whether torture "worked." 2. U.S. torture ended when George W. Bush left office. 3. The only kind of torture that really "counts" happens in foreign war zones.

Time to Ban the Bomb.