Cost of living

 Michael de Adder

Voting rights

By David Horsey 

Frank's neurosurgery

 By Gary Larson

European heatwave

 From The BBC

This El Niño will take temperatures to new highs. The acceleration in recent years is obvious, and I've talked about it before.  The trend will continue.

Will this latest heatwave encourage politicians to do more?  Don't count on it.

Cage Match

By Rick McKee 

We demand surrender

 By Ricardo Galvão

No, Europe isn't falling behind the USA

Hint:  No. 

From TLDR

The perils of comparing economies. And excellent insight into the problems.