The mainstream media must defend the right to protest.

Especially we must condemn Haymarket-style prosecutions that hold protest organizers responsible for any crime that occurs at the protest.

Cholera is spreading in Yemen.

This is a consequence of the bombing campaign operated by Salafi Arabia with US help. Those countries did not directly bring cholera, but the bombing is what prevents it from being eradicated.

The bombing campaign has no moral justification. Its motive is nothing more than rivalry for power, which the US supports based on the bizarre claim that Iran threatens to take over the whole Middle East.

Are There 22 Patriotic House Republicans?

Comey wants to testify before Congress, but only if his testimony is public.

Republicans that shield the troll from punishment for blatant obstruction of justice, and investigation for possible treason, are associating themselves morally with those acts. They cannot be legitimate parts of the US government.

Laurence Tribe: Congress must start impeaching the troll now, for his obstruction of justice (as well as plenty of other acts).

The Syrian Kurds would like to negotiate a trade route to the Mediterranean. That would involve an agreement with Assad. They also talk about capturing Idlib from the Islamists some day.

Liberating Idlib from the Islamists would be good, provided that the inhabitants are happy with it. That is easier said than done. Who would rule Idlib instead? The inhabitants probably don't want that to be Assad, and they (being Arabs) may not be comfortable with Kurds today (though they were content enough with Salah ad-Din).