Arguing for a tax on high-frequency stock trading.

Of course, one could go further and put a tax on all stock trading. Why not?

Boko Haram: six reasons why the Nigerian militant group is so powerful.

Israeli forces demolished some "illegal" settlement housing.

The fanatical settlers have generally got government support for their construction even for houses the government deems "illegal". (All the Israeli colonies in the West Bank are illegal under international law.)

Canadian mining companies harm the environment in Latin America, after bullying governments to allow it.

Teenage tobacco-pickers in the US become nicotine addicts by absorbing it through their skin. They often get sick — perhaps from pesticide exposure.