Jimmy Carter: “I have authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to employ all powers granted to me by the International Emergency…”

The aircraft carrying the 52 American hostages had cleared Iranian airspace on the first -- first leg of a journey home. And at every one of the 52 hostages was alive, was well and free.

But inside Palestine, outside of Israel, where the Israelis occupying forces are there, the persecution and deprivation of the Palestinians is horrendous.

Without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy.

An overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man.