40,000 Iraqis of a minority sect are stranded without water, but face mass murder by Isis if they leave their mountain.

Mohammed said it is legitimate to lie if someone forces you to convert to some other religion. I agree: lying is less bad than killing, so when killing in self defense is justified, as in a case like this, so is lying. By this standard, the trapped Yazidis could agree to "convert", flee the area, then say they lied under coersion.

They would have to stay out of Isis's hands, however. Muslim fanatics do not apply the Golden Rule to their own fanaticism.

US citizens: tell the Fish and Wildlife service not to reduce protection of manatees.

The US Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to obey pollution laws with its dams.

Even Wall Street Thinks Income Inequality Could "Capsize" the Economy.

Civil war in South Sudan continues and aid workers are being killed.