Even negative interest rates don't convince big companies to invest. That's because there is excess capacity, world wide, and investments don't seem worth while in any case.

The way to make the economy grow is the Sanders way: tax the rich and invest heavily in renewable energy. That will put more money in people's pockets, and they will spend some as well as save some.

The US Supreme Court accepted the decision that Google Books is fair use.

That is a small victory for all of us against copyright tyranny.

Proof of the nocebo effect: people who think that electromagnetic fields cause them to suffer really do suffer when interacting with someone else that believes special electromagnetic fields are present — whether that's true or not.

The government of Queensland loosened laws against deforestation, and almost 800 square miles were denuded in 2 years. And that measurement was almost 2 years ago; deforestation has presumably continued apace.

Deforestation is a major contribution to greenhouse gases, so it threatens the whole world.

Vice President Biden says Washington must pressure Netanyahu to make peace.

A first step would be to calculate the amount of US aid to Israel based on the rate of decrease of the population of Israeli colonies in the West Bank. Separately, the US could offer to finance housing construction on Israeli territory. The US could also buy colony housing constructed before 2010, and turn it over to Palestinians.