Croatian thugs force border-crossers back to Bosnia — after breaking their bones and their phones, and stealing any money they have.

A California crab-boat captain is suing oil companies for the global heating effect (red tide) that has made the crabs unsafe to eat.

Coca Cola's contribution to Christmas in the UK is a tour handing out gratis sugar-laden drinks. This year, people are pushing against the practice.

Drinks with sugar substitutes do not entirely avoid problems; they trick the brain into preparing the stomach for the sugar that doesn't come.

Amazon's corruption of US cities has awakened recognition that pay-to-attract-business deals cheat the people.

Some elected officials oppose it also, pointing at the good the money could do if it were not given to a business.

However, the mayor and governor have set things up to bypass all the usual forms of approval.

The legislature should cut off that loophole.

15 years ago when I told people that subsidizing businesses to "create jobs" was selling out, I met with incomprehension. They saw the short-term, narrow "benefits"; they resisted looking at the question, "When every city focuses on trying to attract businesses away from other cities, what will the overall result be?"

When you see a child with a man, almost always the man is per father, but people have been taught to jump to the conclusion it is a kidnapping.