Thank Sanders for forcing Obama to endorse expanding Social Security.

Uri Avnery: the extreme right wing is forcing all parts of the Israeli state and all other influential institutions into line.

In England, 1 in 5 young children is reported to a state agency by someone who suspects the child is being neglected or abused.

This creates a reign of terror for parents.

Some pranksters make videos of saying things to women that annoy them or simply confuse them.

Some of the pranks are not particularly bad in themselves, but the nasty messages that the women receive afterward are inexcusable.

The EU was going to legislate to reduce air pollution. The UK government, working as usual for business against people, weakened the directive. This is expected to mean 14,000 additional deaths per year by 2030, when the reductions will have been implemented.