Uri Avnery: Palestine's Nelson Mandela.

The article mentions Menachem Begin, leader of the Irgun. It also mentions that Palestinians that fight to end the Israeli occupation say they should be treated as prisoners of war.

Ironically, that's what the Irgun said the same thing to the British, who treated them as terrorists.

Could a Tax on Meat Help Us Save the Planet?

Even if a tax on fossil fuels solves most of the problem, there ought to be a special tax on cows because of their methane emissions.

Democrats that serve Wall Street use Russia as a smokescreen.

US citizens: call on senators to tell Salafi Arabia not to attack the Yemenite port of Hodeida. That bombardment is causing famine in Yemen.

US citizens: tell Democrats in the Senate not to surrender our rights if Republicans take the budget hostage.