If there is a Third World War it may not be centered in Europe, as the two preceeding ones were, but Europe's successful embrace of supra-nationalism does not prevent it from once again falling for fascism, as the US allows itself to be seduced for the first time.

Inside Official Washington's bubble, the Important People believe their "group think" is the envy of the world, but the truth is that their credibility has collapsed to such a degree that their propaganda can't even match up with the head-chopping videos of the Islamic State crazies, writes Robert Parry.

In 2003, Monsanto settled a lawsuit for $700 million with 20,000 Anniston, Alabama residents who claimed that a Monsanto plant contaminated local rivers, lakes, soil and air with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Plaintiffs reported a range of health issues including cancer, birth defects and neurological disorders.

Metadata collection is no substitute for human intelligence and good police work. But even with the information that Farook was in contact with terrorist suspects, the FBI did nothing. This time people died. Heads should roll.

Significantly, soiled citizenship illuminates an incredible range of world dilemmas, especially war, violence and economic inequality. Whether Syrian refugees fleeing horror, over 11 million of our undocumented neighbors, or the dislocated seeking political asylum, what stateless people lack beyond a resident state is enough cash to offset customs harassment, even deportation.